![]() ![]() Throughout the text, Goya's work is set in its political and social context. ![]() It moves on to explain the growth of his career in Madrid where he eventually became the most prominent painter at court before and after the French occupation of his country. The book opens with an introduction to the artistic milieu in Saragossa, where Goya received his earliest training. For most of his career he was court painter, and yet he also produced some of the most compelling images of social unrest of the last century. In his lifetime, Goya worked for some of the most prestigious Spanish patrons. This paperback volume offers an introduction to Goya and covers all aspects of his work: oil, fresco, etching, lithography, chalk and pen. Goya is sometimes called the last of the Old Masters and the first of the Moderns, and his work has left a lasting impression on avant garde artists from Manet to Picasso. ![]()
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