Francisco de Goya
An Old Master on the way to the modern age: a monumental Goya survey featuring rarely seen paintings from private collectionsFrancisco de Goya was one of the last great court artists and a significant…
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An Old Master on the way to the modern age: a monumental Goya survey featuring rarely seen paintings from private collectionsFrancisco de Goya was one of the last great court artists and a significant trailblazer for modern art--and now, the Fondation Beyeler, in collaboration with the Museo Nacional del Prado, has mounted one of the most extensive exhibitions of his work outside of Spain, a major event commemorated with this monumental publication.In a career of more than 60 years, Goya acted as an astute observer of the drama of reason and irrationality, of dreams and nightmares. His pictures show things that go beyond social conventions: he depicts saints and criminals, witches and demons, breaking open the gates to realms where the boundaries between reality and fantasy blur. The Fondation Beyeler exhibition and its accompanying catalog gathers more