Surveys the life and work of eighteenth-century Spanish artist Francisco Goya; provides analyses of his masterpieces; discusses the historical and social context in which Goya created; and includes over three hundred color reproductions of his art.
A biography of the Spanish painter, a forerunner of the impressionist movement, who was noted for his royal portraits, his drawings of the horrors of war, and his politically and socially satirical etchings.
Presents clues to recognizing the artist's work and identifying his paintings. Color, line, shape, composition, subject matter, and brushwork are revealed through reproductions of his work.
