Goya's Caprichos in nineteenth-century France: politics of the grotesque

The impact of Goya's oeuvre and particularly of the Caprichos (1799) on nineteenth-century French art was immense, long lasting and multifaceted. Whereas in Spain Goya was associated with the work he produced as court painter, in France he became known as the author of the Caprichos, interprete...

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Main Author: Fayos Pérez, Paula (Author)
Other Authors: Witschey, Erica (Editor)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Madrid, Spain Centro de Estudios Europa Hispánica [2024]
Series:Colección disparates
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Summary:The impact of Goya's oeuvre and particularly of the Caprichos (1799) on nineteenth-century French art was immense, long lasting and multifaceted. Whereas in Spain Goya was associated with the work he produced as court painter, in France he became known as the author of the Caprichos, interpreted by the Romantics as a lampoon of late eighteenth-century Spain. This vision overlooked the fact that Goya's true modernity lay in his universalism, a mirror reflecting the essence of humankind, unfettered by patriotism--this is also true of his monsters and witches, which are nothing more than the deformed reflection of humans. It could be argued that this was a two-way influence: Goya contributed to shape French Romantic art--and thus the beginning of modern art--and the Romantics in turn modelled his critical image. This study challenges the established interpretation of the Spanish artist that has dominated the scholarship until recently, based on Romantic stereotypes, many of which have been perpetuated to this day.
Physical Description:541 Seiten Illustrationen 28 cm
ISBN:9788418760204
8418760206

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