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Goya bought this sketchbook during his two-year sojourn in Italy, between 1769 and 1771. A taccuino or aide-mémoire, it includes the earliest drawings made at the time, among them copies of paintings and sculptures seen in Rome and sketches for paintings executed either there or immediately following his return to Spain. It also contains handwritten notes recording the names of cities visit
Goya’s Album C exemplifies the complexity of his work. Made during the Peninsular War and the posterior repression under the reign of Ferdinand VII, it addresses subjects linked to many facets of that period. Other authors believe this album extends through the years of the Liberal Triennium (1820-23), as they see a relation between some of its drawings and the joy associated with the restoration
Goya’s Album C exemplifies the complexity of his work. Made during the Peninsular War and the posterior repression under the reign of Ferdinand VII, it addresses subjects linked to many facets of that period. Other authors believe this album extends through the years of the Liberal Triennium (1820-23), as they see a relation between some of its drawings and the joy associated with the restoration
