Softcover
2015 · London
by Bray, Xavier et al.
London: National Gallery Company / Yale University Press, 2015. Softcover. VG. Pink & color illus. wraps, 270 pp., many color illus. Issued in conjunction with a 2015-2016 exhibition of portraits rendered by Spanish romanticist Francisco de Goya y Lucientes (1746-1828). "Traces Goya's career from his early beginnings at the court of Charles III in Madrid, through to his final years in Bordeaux, played out against the backdrop of war with France and the social, political and cultural shifts of the Enlightenment. More than 60 outstanding portraits, including drawings and miniatures, reveal the full range of Goya's technical and stylistic achievements, depicting sitters -- whether royalty, philosophers, military men or friends -- with a previously unparallel humanity." (back cover) Includes biographies of the individuals depicted, as well as a substantial bibliography. A terrific resource on this artist.
(Inventory #: 154606)