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Patricia Wright
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Francisco Goya was born in Fuendetodos, Spain, in 1746.
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Goya
Goya ranks as one of the finest exponents of intaglio engraving in the history of art. His consummate mastery of the techniques of etching and aquatint, and of lithography - the latter a recent invention when he turned to it - was placed at the service of imagery that provides an intimate record of the artist's response to the times in which he lived, as full of conflict and upheaval as our own. Alongside single prints of sacred and profane subjects, it is above all on four major series of etchings that Goya's reputation as a print-maker rests. The biting social criticism of Los caprichos, the savage indictment of war and violence in Los desastres de la guerra, the intense drama of the bullfight in La tauromaquia and the elusive symbolism of Los disparates speak to us with undiminished power across two centuries. For the most part, Goya's prints, which provided unequivocal evidence of his Enlightenment sympathies, were denied the wide circulation he intended for them. The artist's privileged position as Court Painter did not place him outside the orbit of the repressive regime in Spain before, during and after the Peninsular war with Napoleonic France; indeed, the Desastres series was not published until almost forty years after his death. This volume, previously published in Spanish by the Fundacion Juan March in Madrid, reproduces all known etchings and lithographs by Goya, including some rare impressions rejected by the artist. Following a general appraisal, the authors provide introductory texts to each chapter and commentaries on all the prints. A note on print-making techniques used by Goya, an extensive bibliography and a detailed chronology of Goya's life and works and of contemporary political and cultural events complete a book that will delight both the general art lover and the connoisseur.
Eyewitness
Eyewitness features first-hand accounts of pivotal moments in African American history ranging from recollections of the slave trade, accounts of the Civil War, and impassioned words about the Civil Rights Movement to the current state of Black America. Presented here are the words of men and women who were witnesses to and participants in this turbulent history. There are familiar voices such as those of Frederick Douglass; Martin Luther King, Jr.; Sojourner Truth; and Jesse Jackson. There are lesser known, but no less powerful, voices that give insight and a personal look at the events and people that shaped this country. This fully revised and vastly expanded edition of Eyewitness includes new research, and both text and photographs that touch on today's news.
Francisco Goya
Une excellente biographie, succincte, faite de photographies rares, de lettres, d'esquisses et de reproductions. Ces documents exceptionnels nous entran̋ent dans l'essentiel de la vie et de l'oeuvre du peintre. La qualit ̌de la pršentation ne fait que souligner celle du texte. [SDM].