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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 [+]
In this drawing and the following one (D04245), 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 ho [+]
A preparatory drawing for Disasters of War, 16, They make use of them.In this series of prints executed between 1810 and 1814 Goya offers a critical and personal vision of the consequences of the Span [+]
The title of his drawings carries over from the previous drawing of the series, entitled The Daring of Martincho in the Ring at Saragossa. Martincho rose to fame with his daring passes. This compositi [+]
Here Goya bears witness to the prominence of the role of picadors in bullfights, showing both the triumphs and the calamities they face due to the risk inherent in their activity. He concentrates the [+]
Preparatory drawing for Disasters of War, 20, Get them well, and on to the next.In this series Goya offers a critical and personal vision of the consequences of the Spanish Peninsular War (1808-14) th [+]
Although Goya had already shown an interest in lithography while in Madrid, it was in Bordeaux tht he fully explored the expressive possibilities of this new medium. In November 1825, a year after his [+]
Disparates, 16, Exhortation. The print varies from this preparatory drawing in certain aspects of its composition. It increases the number of figures, which makes it more confusing, and adds a dramati [+]
Disparates, 2, Folly of fear, belongs to a series that Goya began in 1815 as a faithful reflection of his historical and personal context when, in the aftermath of the Peninsular War, he witnessed the [+]
Disasters of War, 59, What is the use of a cup?. Goya devoted many of the prints in the first part of The Disasters of War to scenes in which the civilian population is the innocent victim of soldiers [+]
In his novel, Rinconete and Cortadillo (1613), Miguel de Cervantes has his character, Monipodio, say the following about two old men in his band of criminals, who, despite being thieves, “were man of [+]
Although Goya had already shown an interest in lithography while in Madrid, it was in Bordeaux tht he fully explored the expressive possibilities of this new medium. In November 1825, a year after his [+]
Rather than simply reflecting concrete events, Goya sought to capture their essence. He therefore placed himself alongside the action, taking part in a way that no previous artist ever had. This expla [+]
When Goya penciled his tiles on the complete set of prints that he gave to his friend, Ceán Bermúdez, each word was rigorously adapted to the composition and to the critical intentions w [+]
Disasters of War, 76, The carnivorous vulture.In this series of prints executed between 1810 and 1814 Goya offers a critical and personal vision of the consequences of the Spanish Peninsular War (1808 [+]
Disparates, 6, Cruel Folly. The title of the plate comes from an artist’s proof now at the Museo Lázaro Galdeano in Madrid. Before this state proof with the handwritten title, Cruel Folly came [+]
Disparates, 10, The Kidnapping Horse, closely resembles Folly of Fear (D04274) in its technique, with light reddish washes to define the wooded background and more intense washes for the figures. Its [+]
Disasters of War, 78, He defends himself well. In this series of prints executed between 1810 and 1814 Goya offers a critical and personal vision of the consequences of the Spanish Peninsular War (180 [+]
