The Disasters of War are a series of 82 etchings and prints made by Gita between 1812-1820 and displayed separately and collectively in the museum.
Art historians view them as a visual protest against the violence of the 1808-1814 Peninsula War,
Elsewhere there is a further great collection of Spanish historical art.
Maítes de Torres, Ss Jerome & Paul adoring Christ, 1711Zurbarán, Still life with lemons, 1640Zurbarán, Agnes Dei, 1639Alonso Canó, Christ on the Cross, 1640Domenichino, Head of John the Baptist, 1640Pompey Leoni, Christ crucified, 1605Cayetano Merchi, Goya, 1795Goya’s Cenotaph in Bordeaux, 1828Rosario Weiss, Portrait of Goya, 1834Goya, The Madhouse, 1746Hans Műelich, Crucifixion, 1538Luis de Morales, Pietá, 1560-70Luis de Morales, Ecco Homo, 1570Martin de Vos, The descent of Christ, 16th century Francisco Rizi, Ecco Homo, 1650-85Anon. Grapes and peacock,1619-31Murillo, St Francis of Assisi in Ecstacy, 1646Juan do, Adoration of the Shepherds, 1645Claude Beissonat, Christ on the Cross, 1675-99Juan Antonio Escalante, Christ carrying the Cross, 16Francisco Herrera, St Peter, 1650José de Ribera, Head of John the Baptist, 1644Murillo, Resurrection of the Lord, 1650-60Antonio van Dyck, The Holy Saints John, 1620
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