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Goya
Contributor(s): Hagen (Author)
ISBN: 3836532689     ISBN-13: 9783836532686
Publisher: Taschen
OUR PRICE:   $18.00  
Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats
Published: May 2016
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Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- Art | Individual Artists - Monographs
- Art | History - Romanticism
- Art | European
Dewey: 709
Physical Information: 0.5" H x 8.5" W x 10.3" (1.20 lbs) 96 pages
Themes:
- Chronological Period - 1800-1850
- Chronological Period - 18th Century
- Cultural Region - Spanish
 
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Publisher Description:

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 Eug ne 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 Vel zquez and Rembrandt, but Goya's subject matter was unprecedented in its brutality and honesty.

In this introductory book from TASCHEN Basic Art 2.0 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 Z iga, 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


Contributor Bio(s): Hagen, Rainer &. Rose-Marie: - Rose-Marie Hagen, née en Suisse, a effectué des études de lettres modernes et d'histoire à Lausanne. Après avoir passé plusieurs séjours d'études à Paris et à Florence, elle a enseigné le français à l'American University à Washington, D.C. Rainer Hagen, né à Hambourg, a fait des études de littérature et de dramaturgie à Munich. Après sa thèse de doctorat, il a travaillé de 1956 à 1989 à la radio et à la télévision, où il fut à la fin rédacteur en chef d'un service allemand. Les deux auteurs ont réalisé plusieurs ouvrages parus aux Éditions TASCHEN, entre autres Les dessous des chefs-d'oeuvre et deux monographies sur Pieter Bruegel et Francisco de Goya.