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Francisco de goya y Lucientes
b. March 30, 1746, Fuendetodos, Spain--d. April 16, 1828,
Goya is considered the 18th Century's foremost painter and etcher of Spanish culture, known for his realistic scenes of battles, bullfights and human corruption. Goya lived during a time of upheaval in Spain that included war with France, the Inquisition, the rule of Napoleon's brother, Joseph, as the King of Spain and, finally, the reign of the Spanish King Ferdinand VII. Experts proclaim these events -- and Goya's deafness as a result of an illness in 1793 -- as central to understanding Goya's work, which frequently depicts human misery in a satiric and sometimes nightmarish fashion. From the 1770s he was a royal court painter for Charles III and Charles IV, and when Bonaparte took the throne in 1809, Goya swore fealty to the new king. When the crown was restored to Spain's Ferdinand VII (1814), Goya, in spite of his earlier allegiance to the French king, was reinstated as royal painter. After 1824 he lived in self-imposed exile in Bordeaux until his death, reportedly because of political differences with Ferdinand. Over his long career he created hundreds of paintings, etchings, and lithographs, among them Maya Clothed and Maya Nude (1798-1800); Caprichos (1799-82); The Second of May 1808 and The Third of May 1808 (1814); Disasters of War (1810-20); and The Black Paintings (1820-23).
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Painting ID:: 62460
What courage
1810-15 Etching and aquatint, 155 x 208 mm - This is Plate 7 from the series The Disasters of War (Los desastres de la guerra). Goya reacted to the struggle against the French with The Disasters of War, his second great cycle of etchings after Los Caprichos. It extends to over 80 plates, but includes only few acts of heroism, such as that of the young woman who fires the cannon after all the men are dead. Author: GOYA Y LUCIENTES, Francisco de Title: What courage! Form: graphics , 1801-1850 , Spanish , other
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Painting ID:: 62461
Out hunting for teeth
1797-98 Etching and aquatint, 218 x 151 mm - This is Plate 12 from the series Los Caprichos. The young woman, recoiling in fear at the sight of the hanged man, is nevertheless reaching greedily into his mouth for his teeth, which are precious ingredients for magic potions. Author: GOYA Y LUCIENTES, Francisco de Title: Out hunting for teeth! Form: graphics , 1801-1850 , Spanish , other
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Painting ID:: 62462
There was no remedy
1797-98 Etching and aquatint, 217 x 152 mm - This is Plate 24 from the series Los Caprichos. Those condemned by the Inquisition were publicly paraded wearing a distinctive conical hat signaling their disgrace.In 1807 a French traveller in valencia watched an alleged witch, "her upper body bared to the waist", being lead through every quarter of the town. Author: GOYA Y LUCIENTES, Francisco de Title: There was no remedy Form: graphics , 1801-1850 , Spanish , other
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Painting ID:: 62463
What more can one do
1812-15 Etching and aquatint, 158 x 208 mm - This is Plate 33 from the series The Disasters of War (Los desastres de la guerra). French soldiers castrate or kill a defenceless man. This is another scene that the artist, living in Madrid, probably did not see at first hand. Brutality and death fired his imagination. Author: GOYA Y LUCIENTES, Francisco de Title: What more can one do? Form: graphics , 1801-1850 , Spanish , other
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Painting ID:: 62464
May the rope break
1815-20 Etching and aquatint, 175 x 220 mm - This is Plate 77 from the series The Disasters of War (Los desastres de la guerra). The Pope balances above the heads of the crowd. The hope that the rope might break was not fulfilled. Author: GOYA Y LUCIENTES, Francisco de Title: May the rope break Form: graphics , 1801-1850 , Spanish , other
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Francisco de goya y Lucientes
b. March 30, 1746, Fuendetodos, Spain--d. April 16, 1828,
Goya is considered the 18th Century's foremost painter and etcher of Spanish culture, known for his realistic scenes of battles, bullfights and human corruption. Goya lived during a time of upheaval in Spain that included war with France, the Inquisition, the rule of Napoleon's brother, Joseph, as the King of Spain and, finally, the reign of the Spanish King Ferdinand VII. Experts proclaim these events -- and Goya's deafness as a result of an illness in 1793 -- as central to understanding Goya's work, which frequently depicts human misery in a satiric and sometimes nightmarish fashion. From the 1770s he was a royal court painter for Charles III and Charles IV, and when Bonaparte took the throne in 1809, Goya swore fealty to the new king. When the crown was restored to Spain's Ferdinand VII (1814), Goya, in spite of his earlier allegiance to the French king, was reinstated as royal painter. After 1824 he lived in self-imposed exile in Bordeaux until his death, reportedly because of political differences with Ferdinand. Over his long career he created hundreds of paintings, etchings, and lithographs, among them Maya Clothed and Maya Nude (1798-1800); Caprichos (1799-82); The Second of May 1808 and The Third of May 1808 (1814); Disasters of War (1810-20); and The Black Paintings (1820-23).
. Related Artists to Francisco de goya y Lucientes: | SARACENI, Carlo | William Marlow | Ozias Humphry | Sir John Lavery | FLINCK, Govert Teunisz. |
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