Art Appreciation
I came across a great article in the October 27, 2014 issue of TIME Magazine that previewed the exhibition by artist Francisco Goya at the Museum of Fine Arts Boston.
The article started by making a comparison of the 18th Century Goya with the 20th Century Alfred Hitchcock--both liked to put themselves into their creations. The article further provides a history of Goya and even evaluates some of his paintings.
The Spanish romantic painter Francisco Goya was born on March 30, 1746. He is best recognized as the Spanish royal court's artist who painted kings and queens and dukes and duchesses, such as Charles IV and the Duchess of Alba.
You can read more of his interesting biography HERE and view his amazing paintings HERE.
Goya's exhibition runs until January 19, 2015. For more information, visit mfa.org/exhibitions/goya.
Sources:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francisco_Goya
http://www.franciscodegoya.net/
http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/goya/hd_goya.htm
http://www.biography.com/people/francisco-de-goya-9317129
http://venetianred.net/2009/06/24/a-history-of-lace-in-seven-paintings-series-prologue/goya-duchess-of-alba/
http://arthurthinks.files.wordpress.com/2008/11/naked-maja.jpg
http://www.wikiart.org/en/francisco-goya/nude-maja-1800#close
Lacayo, Richard. Only Goya: A retrospective for the Spanish master who saw things in the dark. TIME Magazine, October 27, 2014, p. 48.
I came across a great article in the October 27, 2014 issue of TIME Magazine that previewed the exhibition by artist Francisco Goya at the Museum of Fine Arts Boston.
The article started by making a comparison of the 18th Century Goya with the 20th Century Alfred Hitchcock--both liked to put themselves into their creations. The article further provides a history of Goya and even evaluates some of his paintings.
The Spanish romantic painter Francisco Goya was born on March 30, 1746. He is best recognized as the Spanish royal court's artist who painted kings and queens and dukes and duchesses, such as Charles IV and the Duchess of Alba.
You can read more of his interesting biography HERE and view his amazing paintings HERE.
Goya's exhibition runs until January 19, 2015. For more information, visit mfa.org/exhibitions/goya.
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| Self-portrait with Doctor Arrieta (1820) via commons.wikimedia |
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| Duchess of Alba (1797) via venetianred |
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| The Naked Maja via wikiart.org |
Sources:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francisco_Goya
http://www.franciscodegoya.net/
http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/goya/hd_goya.htm
http://www.biography.com/people/francisco-de-goya-9317129
http://venetianred.net/2009/06/24/a-history-of-lace-in-seven-paintings-series-prologue/goya-duchess-of-alba/
http://arthurthinks.files.wordpress.com/2008/11/naked-maja.jpg
http://www.wikiart.org/en/francisco-goya/nude-maja-1800#close
Lacayo, Richard. Only Goya: A retrospective for the Spanish master who saw things in the dark. TIME Magazine, October 27, 2014, p. 48.
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