Goya, 9780714829753
Paperback
Spain’s master artist: From joyful to ferocious, life etched in art.

Goya

colour library

  • Paperback

    128 pages

  • Release Date

    11 August 1998

Summary

Goya: The Bridge Between Old Masters and Modern Visionary

Goya (1746-1828) stands as one of Spain’s most celebrated artists, recognized as a monumental painter within the European tradition. Often hailed as the last of the Old Masters and the first of the Moderns, his legacy is multifaceted. He is revered as a perceptive portraitist, a creator of haunting and somber oil paintings, and a master of enigmatic, satirical, and revolutionary drawings and etchings.

Furthermore, Goy…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9780714829753
ISBN-10:0714829757
Series:Colour Library
Author:Enriqueta Harris
Publisher:Phaidon Press Ltd
Imprint:Phaidon Press Ltd
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:128
Edition:2nd
Release Date:11 August 1998
Weight:518g
Dimensions:305mm x 225mm x 10mm
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On the Colour Library Series

“Ideal introductions for students and museum-goers.“—Independent

“Phaidon’s excellent Colour Library series: […] a good introduction to nearly 50 key artists and movements in art history.“—Antiques Trade Gazette

“The Phaidon Colour Library Series provides an invaluable introduction to key artists and movements in art history.“—Art & Craft

About The Author

Enriqueta Harris

Enriqueta Harris, former Curator of the Photographic Collection of the Warburg Institute, University of London, is a world-renowned expert on Spanish art. She has curated numerous exhibitions and is the author of Velazquez (Phaidon, 1982).

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