ISBN: HB: 9781588397140

Yale University Press, Metropolitan Museum of Art

May 2021

320 pp.

26,7x22,9 cm

169 colour illus.

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Goya's Graphic Imagination

This book presents the first focused investigation of Francisco Goya's (1746-1828) graphic output. Spanning six decades, Goya's works on paper reflect the transformation and turmoil of the Enlightenment, the Inquisition, and Spain's years of constitutional government. Two essays, a detailed chronology, and more than 100 featured artworks illuminate the remarkable breadth and power of Goya's drawings and prints, situating the artist within his historical moment. The selected pieces document the various phases and qualities of Goya's graphic work – from his early etchings after Velazquez through print series such as the Caprichos and The Disasters of War to his late lithographs, The Bulls of Bordeaux, and including albums of drawings that reveal the artist's nightmares, dreams, and visions.

About the author

Mark McDonald is curator in the Department of Drawings and Prints at The Metropolitan Museum of Art.