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Description for Goya
Paperback. An account of the life and work of the landmark painter. Num Pages: 320 pages, 167 colour and 82 b&w illustrations, notes, chronology, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1DSE; ACV; AFC; AFH; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 289 x 250 x 33. Weight in Grams: 2006. Very good copy with light shelf wear. Light nicks, remains very good
Francisco Goya (1746-1828) has been called the last of the Old Masters and the first of the Moderns. For most of his career he was court painter to the Spanish kings, yet he also produced some of the most compelling images of social unrest and personal anguish ever painted. Among his works are formal royal portraits and the so-called 'black paintings' - intensely private images of loneliness and despair. In this beautifully illustrated and up-to-date account of all aspects of Goya's career, Janis Tomlinson addresses the contradictions of his art and places the artist and his ... Read more
Francisco Goya (1746-1828) has been called the last of the Old Masters and the first of the Moderns. For most of his career he was court painter to the Spanish kings, yet he also produced some of the most compelling images of social unrest and personal anguish ever painted. Among his works are formal royal portraits and the so-called 'black paintings' - intensely private images of loneliness and despair. In this beautifully illustrated and up-to-date account of all aspects of Goya's career, Janis Tomlinson addresses the contradictions of his art and places the artist and his ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Phaidon Press
Condition
Used, Very Good
Number of Pages
320
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780714838441
SKU
KCW0018703
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Ref
99-1
About Janis A. Tomlinson
Janis Tomlinson is a noted authority on Spanish painting, and has taught at Columbia University, New York, and Williams College, Massachusetts.
Reviews for Goya
This is the best monograph on Goya yet written... The text is accessible, questioning and elegant. -Times Literary Supplement [Janis Tomlinson] provides one of the most balanced and readable introductions to any painter... This book is a pleasure to use and fundamental to all Goya studies. -Country Life Beyond being ... Read more