no one does it better than Goya.
‘’Francisco De Goya y Lucientes (b. March 30, 1746, Fuendetodos, Spain--d. April 16, 1828, Bordeaux, Fr.), consummately Spanish artist whose multifarious paintings, drawings, and engravings reflected contemporary historical upheavals and influenced important 19th- and 20th-century painters.
Like Velazquez, Goya was a Spanish court painter whose best work was done apart from his official duties. He is known for his scenes of violence, especially those prompted by the French invasion of Spain.
The series of etchings Los desastres de la guerra ("The Disasters of War", 1810-14) records the horrors of the Napoleonic invasion.
His masterpieces in painting include The Naked Maja and The Clothed Maja (c. 1800-05). He also painted charming portraits such as Senora Sabasa Garcia.’’
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i absolutely adore him and his paintings. we saw the black period paintings at the Prado.......very stunning in person, the whole room had such an interesting *feel* to it. thank you.
ReplyDeletewow.............you have actually SEEN the black paintings. They are the most horrific record of war atrocities ever, I found the video and was going to post it here but decided it was just to macabre to leave here. Glad you like the post deb :-)
ReplyDeletethey really are quite unsettling......the energies from them are unlike any i have ever felt from any other paintings.
ReplyDeleteIn saw a film "The Naked Maja" (made in 1958) with Ava Gardner as the Duchess of Alba. That film introduced me to Goya and the diversity of his art. A visit to see the displays of his work at the Prado is marvelous.
ReplyDeleteyour friend veryfrank said it all .
ReplyDeleteIt's fantastic !!!!!!!!
The picture of "Saturn Devouring His Son" is one of the most terrifying I have ever seen. The makers of "Wall Street pt. 2" used it quite well to symbolize how the wealthy devour the lives of most of the rest of us. (Didn't mean to digress to the political.) At any rate, all by itself it is a nightmare picture and makes one wonder about his state of mind.
ReplyDeleteHi Bennett, yes I know, I'm usually very selective when using Goya because some of his stuff should be X rated... really scary. I find his war records or the 'black paintings' more scary than this one because Saturn devouring his son is mythology, the depictions of war atrocities ar real. They are truly horrible.
ReplyDeleteHi Bennett, yes I know, I'm usually very selective when using Goya because some of his stuff should be X rated... really scary. I find his war records or the 'black paintings' more scary than this one because Saturn devouring his son is mythology, the depictions of war atrocities ar real. They are truly horrible.
ReplyDeletehe was the master of it
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A brilliant artist, I've always liked his works.
ReplyDeletestrangely distrubing artwork...very provocative.
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These masters remind me that an artist can paint anything from the imagination, no matter if the subject matter could be nightmarish or any symbolistic representation.
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