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    Francisco Goya: A true artistic visionary
    Francisco Goya: A true artistic visionary
    Francisco Goya: A true artistic visionary
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    Francisco Goya: A true artistic visionary

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    Keen to learn but short on time? Find out everything you need to know about the life and work of Francisco Goya in just 50 minutes with this straightforward and engaging guide!

    Francisco Goya is one of the most important figures of Spanish art history, alongside icons such as Diego Velásquez and Pablo Picasso. During his lifetime, he established a reputation as a master portraitist and worked as a court painter to the Spanish Crown, but at the same time produced personal works combining social criticism, a pessimistic vision of humanity and fantastic elements. These apparent contradictions are one of the reasons for the enduring fascination he has exerted over spectators and artists alike: his work had a major influence on painters such as Édouard Manet and Eugène Delacroix, and he is widely considered to be a forerunner of the avant-garde movements of the 19th and 20th centuries.

    In this book, you will learn about:
    • The political and social changes that shook Spain during the 18th century
    • Goya’s most important works, including The Nude Maja and The Sleep of Reason Produces Monsters
    • The response to Goya’s work and his influence on later artists

    ABOUT 50MINUTES.COM | Art & Literature
    The Art & Literature series from the 50Minutes collection aims to introduce readers to the figures and movements that have shaped our culture over the centuries. Our guides are written by experts in their field and each feature a full biography, an introduction to the relevant social, political and historical context, and a thorough discussion and analysis of the key works of each artist, writer or movement, making them the ideal starting point for busy readers looking for a quick way to broaden their cultural horizons.
    LanguageEnglish
    Publisher50Minutes.com
    Release dateNov 23, 2017
    ISBN9782806272911
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      Francisco Goya - 50Minutes

      Name: Francisco de Goya y Lucientes.

      Born: 30 March 1746 in Fuendetodos (Spain).

      Died: 16 April 1828 in Bordeaux (France).

      Context: the spread of the ideas of the Enlightenment, the beginnings of Romanticism and the Napoleonic Wars in Spain.

      Notable works:

      The Adoration of the Name of God (1772), fresco

      The Sleep of Reason Produces Monsters, etching belonging to the Los Caprichos series (c. 1797)

      Witches’ Sabbath (1797-1798), painting

      The Nude Maja (1795-1800), painting

      Charles IV of Spain and His Family (1800-1801), painting

      The Clothed Maja (1800-1807), painting

      The Third of May 1808 (1814), painting

      Saturn Devouring His Son (1821), painting

      Francisco Goya is one of Spain’s most important artists, along with illustrious figures such as Diego Velásquez (1599-1660) and Pablo Picasso (1881-1973). He lived through a period of major social and political upheaval, and this challenge to traditional values is expressed in his art. His extensive body of work, featuring oil paintings, murals, etchings, lithographs and drawings, reveals a daring style, an innovate approach to art and a fascinating creative force.

      Goya’s life and work were both full of contradictions. As the highest-ranking painter at the Spanish court, he faithfully depicted the ostentatious riches of the Spanish aristocracy. Indeed, his talents as a portraitist were recognised from the beginning of his career, and this royal patronage allowed him to secure commissions from the highest levels of the Spanish nobility later on. However, at the same time he used his personal works (mainly etchings) to denounce social injustice and human weakness. He was influenced in this by the Enlightenment ideals which had reached Spain and were inspiring writers, historians and politicians who wanted to modernise

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