| Description |
1 online resource (xxviii, 388 pages, 32 unnumbered pages of plates ) |
| Contents |
Cover -- Title page -- Copyright page -- CONTENTS -- Main and supporting characters -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- PART I. AN ARTIST FROM ZARAGOZA. 1. Early years -- 2. First trials -- 3. Italy -- 4. Triumphs of a native son -- 5. Settings for the court of Carlos III -- 6. "Of my invention" -- 7. Goya meets Velázquez -- 8. The Zaragoza affair -- PART II. THE PATH OF A COURT PAINTER -- 9. Floridablanca -- 10. Don Luis -- 11. "The happiest man" -- 12. "God has distinguished us" -- 13. A coronation under darkening skies -- 14. Changing times -- 15. The Best of times, the worst of times -- PART III. WITNESS OF A SILENT WORLD -- 16. "There are no rules in painting" -- 17. Goya and the duchess -- 18. Dreaming, enlightened -- 19. Subir y bajar -- 20. "The king and queen are crazy about your friend" -- 21. The French connection -- Color plates -- 22. Absences -- 23. Society high and low -- 24. A monarchy at twilight -- PART IV. WAR AND RESTORATION -- 25. The old order falls -- 26. In the shadow of a new regime -- 27. On the home front -- 28. The spoils of war -- 29. Portraits of a new order -- PART V. TRIUMPHS OF CAPRICE -- 30. Disparates -- 31. The Artist's retreat -- 32. Farewells -- 33. Paris -- 34. Unsettled in Bordeaux -- 35."Only my will abounds" -- 36. The last year -- Epilogue: Rosario -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index -- Image credits |
| Summary |
"This biography, authored by one of the world's leading experts on Goya, makes available never-before translated documents of his life, and uses new research in Spanish, including detailed information on his youth, family, commissions, correspondence, and travels to create the most complete portrait yet of an often elusive artist and the dramatically changing society in which he lived and worked. Contrary to past projects that have portrayed Goya as an isolated figure, obsessed with darkness and death, Janis Tomlinson's deeply researched biography presents a painter convinced of his own genius and capacity for creation, one with an unrelenting drive, whose great sociability and skill in navigating court intrigues will come as a revelation to scholars and general readers alike"-- Provided by publisher |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 359-373) and index |
| Notes |
Description based on print version record and CIP data provided by publisher; resource not viewed |
| Subject |
Goya, Francisco, 1746-1828.
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| SUBJECT |
Goya, Francisco, 1746-1828
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Goya, Francisco, 1746-1828 fast |
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Artists -- Spain -- Biography
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BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY -- Artists, Architects, Photographers.
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Artists
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Spain
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| Genre/Form |
Biographies
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Biographies.
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Biographies.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| LC no. |
2023700499 |
| ISBN |
9780691209845 |
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0691209847 |
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