# Olympus: The Fall of the Giants

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## Artwork

- Artist: [BAYEU Y SUBIAS, Francisco](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/bayeu-y-subias-francisco-re5d4275c13a66e>)
- Date: 1751-1800
- Technique: Oil on canvas, 68 x 123 cm

## Commentary

Bayeu was the most important painter to follow in Mengs&#39;s footsteps. He was Goya&#39;s brother-in-law and the author of some notable frescoes both in his native city Zaragoza and in Toledo, the Royal Palace of Madrid, and other royal residences. This painting is a sketch for a ceiling fresco in the Royal Palace in Madrid. It represents the Gigantomachia, the primordial battle between the gods \(the Giants or the Gigants\) at the Olympus.

## Related artworks

- [Ceiling fresco \(detail\)](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/bayeu-y-subias-francisco-re5d4275c13a66e/ceiling-fresco-detail-r14e50f7f38b252>)
- [Ceiling fresco \(detail\)](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/bayeu-y-subias-francisco-re5d4275c13a66e/ceiling-fresco-detail-r1de246e44553e4>)
- [Lunch on the Field](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/bayeu-y-subias-francisco-re5d4275c13a66e/lunch-on-the-field-reb1c5b2fcd63ac>)
- [Painting with Thirteen Sketches](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/bayeu-y-subias-francisco-re5d4275c13a66e/painting-with-thirteen-sketches-r9a2846a92e9a49>)

## Attribution

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