100 Great Artists

FRANCISCO GOYA

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Ji'(..-h ;n ",di. of

Cour, /",;"r.r

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In Madrid,

painting r"Pm'Y

carro,"" for Royal

Pilct<ry

E/""d '" f&JyaJ

AGliumy of San

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Nap«ro"ic

im·",jon if Spain.

PainIT ""nrll;' if

1I';'lling"'"

Paimfamjlicr in

The Second of

May. I 808 and

The l"hird of

,\hy. 1808

iII",." to 00"'"

(JutJi/, Madrid.

paintr iliad

],.inting>

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rmiKtl!;on if

P",Jilllmd I'll

"ruin in

p'n""~'(JfI

SOlum De.'ouring hi. Sons (1819-21)

In 1 S 19, Gtlya mUilud ro a J(J/i'ary boo" "",rid<

Mat/rid l."b,,", Iv fill,d til< ",alIT ,;.'irb hi, Black

]'. jilting<, tb,!art and darhn prod"", </ a

bau"ud gmilU. Saturn i, om "f,b. '"115t

b(JITifying pictur« n-.,-painuti, Jla""ting tb.

'<n!binJ:ahJ, «IT </ infamritk and amnilmb',,", ),'

Go)" 'r J(KI Jat-i.,. Tilid bi, fatb.,. amin.',d p"'"

through '''P"mng bi! lmn1 fiaIT in paintingf fbat

h< could confront daily

F

... roti,co Goy. i< the firSt gr-e .. I" inte,

of the nin{"temth <"<-"fltu,y, a '" ... I....-n'

",,'-<l1:r who has innucnco;l COunt Ie'"

anistS. lie lin,1 in a ",,,,Iutio,,,,,y pL-r.,d. in

Sp,in. the least mlight<-"fled Eurupcan cou"t,y

at the time. 110 ,..""""-. G oya ,~d fi"d a lihe ... l_

min,k:d f,crion in Mad'id. ,..ho ,b,ed to

criticize the ",,.bli<hmcnt. I t .,"1S in ,\ tadrid too

th .. he crotounl1:n:d the "",ks of "eLuque, ..

lie orote dceb",d: 'I h,,'e h,d th",e ma>lerS.

Natun:. \'elazq""<. ' nd Remhrandt.·

Rut Goy. could nenT just slot into the

Eu"~l"'n art rradition. his inn"flti,,:ne<s and

,bri ohsessions alw.ys ",t him ap.n. As one

",hob, w'ote: 'Tne dari""", in his wo.ks is th ..

of de'p.ir. .. tenifj.'ing. No m}'Stcri,." gte'm of

light appur< as a 'obce ..

CoOJ"i al,m'1Ched the hOff(,.-s of corruption

and injustice. not fru", an e"'pty_!!">luring.

1)(,litical angle but as an intuiti,'e ani".

bcli""ing his i",,!!"s <"uld bring about a new

,,)( ... al underStt,..ling.