Manuel Silvela y García de Aragón was born in Valladolid on 31 October 1781. His father died when he was just seven years old. After having spent several years in Ávila under the [+]
This portrait presents the lady at full length, dressed in the fashion of the time in a tulle gown with lace details. Goya perfectly captures the translucence of the fabric, through which we see the s [+]
Goya depicts Saint John as an adolescent, holding his traditional attributes: a cross whose banner reads “Lamb of God.” The artist places him on a boulder, looking up and thinking about Christ´s [+]
The son of actors, Isidoro Máiquez was born in Cartagena in 1768. Supported by the Duke and Duchess of Osuna, he studied in Paris with the celebrated thespian Francisco José Talma (1763- [+]
In this drawing and the They can still serve (D04244), Goya presents one of his harshest criticisms. At first glance, both seem to depict village people picking up the war wounded and carrying them to [+]
The value of Goya’s war images is largely determined by their plausibility. This makes them visual referents for what happens in war. Neither their status as narrative nor the esteem in which they are [+]
This drawing related to one of the Disasters of War was neither engraved nor published.In this series of prints executed between 1810 and 1814 Goya offers a critical and personal vision of the consequ [+]
Though related to Goya’s Disasters of War, this drawing was neither engraved nor published. Its composition is framed in red chalk and the corners are emphasized with touches of the same material. The [+]
A preparatory drawing for Disasters of War,28, Rabble.In this series of prints executed between 1810 and 1814 Goya offers a critical and personal vision of the consequences of the Spanish Peninsular W [+]
A preparatory drawing for Disasters of War, 75, Charlatans’ show.In this series of prints executed between 1810 and 1814 Goya offers a critical and personal vision of the consequences of the Spanish P [+]
A preparatory drawing for Disasters of War, 27, Charity. Once more, Goya eliminates any reference that could specifically identify the event being depicted in order to create an emotionally gripping s [+]
Preparatory drawing for Disasters of War, 58, It’s no use crying out.In this series of prints executed between 1810 and 1814 Goya offers a critical and personal vision of the consequences of the Spani [+]
Preparatory drawing for Disasters of War, 45, And this too.In this series of prints executed between 1810 and 1814 Goya offers a critical and personal vision of the consequences of the Spanish Peninsu [+]
A preparatory drawing for Disasters of War, 54, Appeals are in vain. In this series of prints executed between 1810 and 1814 Goya offers a critical and personal vision of the consequences of the Spani [+]
Preparatory drawing for Disasters of War, 60, There is no one to help them.In this series of prints executed between 1810 and 1814 Goya offers a critical and personal vision of the consequences of the [+]
Preparatory drawing for Disasters of War, 42, Everything is topsy-turvy.In this series Goya offers a critical and personal vision of the consequences of the Spanish Peninsular War (1808-14) that is re [+]
A preparatory drawing for an unpublished plate from the Disasters of War, of which only two prints are known. The composition is framed in red chalk and the corners are emphasized with touches of the [+]
A preparatory drawing for Disasters of War, 29, He Deserved it. There have been efforts to identify the concrete events depicted in this print, but as Lafuente Ferrari pointed out, there were so many [+]