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What are the most notable paintings that Goya created that depicted his loss of faith in humanity?

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In 1799 his Caprichos appeared, a series of etchings in the nature of grotesque social satire. They were followed (1810-13) by the terrible Desastres de la guerra [disasters of war], magnificent etchings suggested by the Napoleonic invasions of Spain.

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