Description: Francisco de Goya, 1 : On the Threshold of Modernity, Hardcover by Hagen, Rose-Marie; Hagen, Rainer, ISBN 3836532689, ISBN-13 9783836532686, Brand New, Free shipping in the US
From court portraits for the Spanish royals to horrific scenes of conflict and suffering, Francisco Jos de Goya y Lucientes (1746–1828) made a mark as one of Spain’s most revered and controversial artists. A master of form and light, his influence reverberates down the centuries, inspiring and fascinating artists from the Romantic Eugne Delacroix to Britart enfants terribles, the Chapman brothers.
Born in Fuendetodos, Spain, in 1746, Goya was apprenticed to the Spanish royal family in 1774, where he produced etchings and tapestry cartoons for grand palaces and royal residences across the country. He was also patronized by the aristocracy, painting commissioned portraits of the rich and powerful with his increasingly fluid and expressive style. Later, after a bout of illness, the artist moved towards darker etchings and drawings, introducing a nightmarish realm of witches, ghosts, and fantastical creatures.
It was, however, with his horrific depictions of conflict that Goya achieved enduring impact. Executed between 1810 and 1820, The Disasters of War was inspired by atrocities committed during the Spanish struggle for independence from the French and penetrated the very heart of human cruelty and sadism. The bleak tones, agitated brushstrokes, and aggressive use of Baroque-like light and dark contrasts recalled Velzquez and Rembrandt, but Goya’s subject matter was unprecedented in its brutality and honesty.
In this introductory book from TASCHEN Basic Art we set out to explore the full arc of Goya’s remarkable career, from elegant court painter to deathly seer of suffering and grotesquerie. Along the way, we encounter such famed portraits as Don Manuel Osorio Manrique de Ziga, the dazzling Naked Maja, and The 3rd of May 1808 in Madrid, one of the most heart-stopping images of war in the history of art.
About the series
Born back in 1985, the Basic Art Series has evolved into the best-selling art book collection ever published. Each book in TASCHEN’s Basic Art series features:
a detailed chronological summary of the life and oeuvre of the artist, covering his or her cultural and historical importance
a concise biography
approximately 100 illustrations with explanatory captions
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Book Title: Goya
Number of Pages: 96 Pages
Language: English
Publisher: Taschen
Item Height: 0.6 in
Publication Year: 2016
Topic: Individual Artists / General, History / Romanticism, History / General
Illustrator: Yes
Genre: Art
Item Weight: 21.7 Oz
Item Length: 10.4 in
Author: Rainer & Rose-Marie Hagen
Item Width: 8.5 in
Format: Hardcover
