This will be the catalogue of a major exhibition of Goya's small-scale paintings, which will open at the Museo del Prado in Madrid in November 1993 and move to the Royal Academy in London in March 1994.
"Catalogue published in association with Yale University Press, New Haven and London.".
Published on the occasion of an exhibition held at the Royal Academy of Arts, London, 17 March - 12 June 1994 and the Art Institute of Chicago, 16 July - 16 October 1994.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 377-380)
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Library Journal Review
Produced in conjunction with an exhibition traveling to Madrid, London, and Chicago, this richly illustrated catalog focuses on the works created by one of the most influential Spanish artists. Arranged chronologically, chapters feature essays on the life and career of Goya, interwoven with an informative text highlighting both the circumstances of the creation of his works, which range from sketches, tapestry cartoons, and cabinet paintings to portraits and miniatures, and insight into his allegorical, genre, tragicomic, and religious-themed paintings in relation to the constant evolution of his ever-changing styles and techniques. Among the myriad illustrations are reproductions from his "Italian Notebook" of 1771, featuring sketches and thoughts for many of his works. The book concludes with a catalog of works from the exhibition that features the required title and dates, technique, references, provenance, documents, exhibitions, bibliography, and a brief physical description of each work. Recommended for collections focusing on the decorative arts.-Stephen Allan Patrick, East Tennessee State Univ. Lib., Johnson City (c) Copyright 2010. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.
Publishers Weekly Review
The catalogue of a traveling international exhibition that opens at the Art Institute of Chicago in July, this stunning volume celebrates Goya's art in all its unruly diversity. The Spanish realist's smaller pictures tend to be more intimate and spontaneous than his larger canvases, yet just as powerful and incisive. In acid satires, political allegories, phantasmagorias of witches and monsters, and scenes of superstition and fanaticism, we see Goya widening the scope of art to reveal the conditions in which unfreedom is created. Also here are penetrating portraits, devotional scenes and images of prisons, asylums, torture, rape, war and assassination. Oxford fine arts professor Wilson-Bareau and other scholars provide highly readable essays to accompany the 250 plates. (Sept.) (c) Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved
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BookPublisher: Madrid : London : Chicago : Museo del Prado ; Royal Academy of Arts, Art Institute of Chicago, c1994Description: 384 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 30 cm.ISBN: 0300058632; 0300058640 .Subject(s): Goya, Francisco, 1746-1828 -- Exhibitions | Painting, Spanish -- Exhibitions