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Black Paintings of Goya | 
| Author: Juan Jose Junquera
Publisher: Scala Publishers
Category: Book
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Sales Rank: 95694
Media: Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 96
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Dimensions (in): 11 x 7.6 x 0.4
ISBN: 1857592735
Dewey Decimal Number: 709
EAN: 9781857592733
ASIN: 1857592735
Publication Date: June 25, 2008
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The Spanish master-painter Francisco de Goya (1746-1828) is revered not only for the delicate and sensitive treatment of his subjects but also for his radical political stance and modern sensibility. Towards the end of his life, embittered by the appalling cruelty of the Napoleonic Wars in Spain, Goya decorated the walls of his house outside Madrid with a series of 14 terrifying murals that depicted the underbelly of life and the remorselessness of human existence. Known as the Black Paintings, this series of murals is recognized as one of Goya's greatest masterpieces and now hangs in the Prado. Fully illustrated, this is the only book on the Black Paintings currently in print in English. A controversial narrative gives new interpretations of the artist's intention behind these grotesque works and shows how this period of Goya's work anticipated Surrealism and other aspects of 20th century artistic vision.
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Just back from the Prado... June 1, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I haven't bought this book, but I saw the paintings this week. Really affected me. So...black. Most of the subjects in the paintings have grotesque faces that are merely smudges of black, grey and silver, as if they were gargoyles that had been burned alive. With subjects sometimes grouped together, they composed "the mob" which Goya detested so much--from seeing mob atrocities from the Napoleonic-Spanish war. As disturbing as they are, they are painted in such a powerful manner that it was hard to turn away from them. Several of them lack real focus, as if Goya had grown so disgusted with humankind that it wasn't worth the effort to have his subjects actually doing anything. But he is at least painting for himself, not indulging the vanity of the Catholic Church or rich members and patrons of the Royal Family. So much artistic talent wasted during this period on overweight Dukes on horseback...
Throughout, an interesting book on Goya masterpieces August 15, 2004
19 out of 26 found this review helpful
So it may not be the most alternative book of the great Spanish artist Francisco Goya (1746-1828), but stile, for the while a very important one. This because he is the only book in the catalogue dedicated too the Black Paintings. Written by Spanish art historian Juan Jose Junquera, who recently claim that actually Goya did not paint the black paintings, but his own son. So it is an interesting saying, and also a refresh one. Still I believe that Goya and not any one else paint that madness exhibition.
In any way the present book by Jose Junquera is a fascinating one, and any one finding Goya late works interesting will be reworded to read at him. The book publisher, Scala made an excellent production. The front cover has I received (and not how it show in Amazon.Com) present the painting of Saturn, eating his child. An impressive way to start a journey into Goya mind. Eight chapters filled the book and through out the book there are many close up to the paintings. The book runs out at about 96 pages, not like Robert Houges well filled edition, for many the best certainly available on Goya. Still the book contains many details on Goya life and the paintings themselves so you will probably wouldn't fill there is something missing. Although the close details are very well presented there are still points I fill to disagree with them. Like the way Jose Junquera say to give meanings to couple of the paintings. To much pretentious for me but sourly not for all. Another important mention is the book size, and I would really wish the plates of every complete painting could be larger, maybe like the big close ups.
Still, an interesting study on Goya masterpiece exhibition, and at his low cost I believe you will be more then satisfied to having him.
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