Francisco Goya y Lucientes 1746-1828

by Francisco de Goya, Janis Tomlinson

Francisco Goya (1746-1828) has been called the last of the Old Masters and the first of the Moderns. For most of his career he was court painter to the Spanish kings, yet he also produced some of the most compelling images of social unrest and personal anguish ever painted. Among his works are formal royal portraits and the so-called 'black paintings' - intensely private images of loneliness and despair. In this beautifully illustrated and up-to-date account of all aspects of Goya's career, Janis Tomlinson addresses the contradictions of his art and places the artist and his work in the social and political context of Spain and Europe during the period of the French Revolution and its reactionary aftermath. This absorbing, thoughtful, prize-winning study, while remaining the essential monograph on this landmark painter, is now made available to a wider audience in an attractively priced paperback edition.

Genres: Art, Nonfiction

320 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1962

About the author

Francisco José de Goya y Lucientes was an Aragonese Spanish painter and printmaker. Goya was a court painter to the Spanish Crown and a chronicler of history. He has been regarded both as the last of the Old Masters and as the first of the moderns. The subversive and subjective element in his art, as well as his bold handling of paint, provided a model for the work of later generations of artists, notably Manet and Picasso.

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[E. G. · Rating 5 out of 5]

Preface and Acknowledgements

--Francisco Goya y Lucientes 1746-1828

Appendix I: Goya's Address to the Royal Academy of San Fernando regarding the Method of Teaching the Visual Arts (1792)
Appendix II: A Biography of Goya written by his Son (1831)

Notes
Selected Bibliography
Index
Photographic Acknowledgements

[Diane · Rating 5 out of 5]

Detailed and even-handed, with fresh insights while conveying a comprehensive description and analysis of Goya's life, art, and influences. A perfect coupling to the current Goya exhibit at the Boston Museum of Fine Arts (2014).

[Ionut · Rating 5 out of 5]

good book