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Major Goya exhibition in Barcelona, Spain
The CaixaForum art gallery in Barcelona, Spain, has just opened a major exhibition on the famous Spanish artist Francisco de Goya.Best known for his dark paintings of witches and Napoleon's brutal invasion of Spain, Goya actually produced a broad range of work during a career that spanned almost seventy years and included paintings, drawings, prints and tapestries. He was very popular with royalty and produced many royal portraits.
Goya lived from 1746 to 1828, an era that straddled the transition from the Old Masters to a more modern style. The exhibition, which brings together almost a hundred works from all phases of his career, tracks his development as an artist.
The exhibition is a collaboration between the Caixa Foundation and Madrid's El Prado art museum. The works are from the Prado's collection and the Caixa Foundation is funding their stay in Barcelona as part of four planned collaborations.
The artist is unusual in that he produced self-portraits throughout his life, sometimes even including himself in portraits of royal families. One of the most interesting self-portraits was done in the final years of Goya's life and shows him as an old, feeble, but still spirited man. It's titled I am Still Learning. That's a good attitude for anyone to have.
Goya: Lights and Shadows runs from March 16 to June 24.
Photo courtesy Wikimedia Commons.
Goya: Lights and Shadows runs from March 16 to June 24.
Photo courtesy Wikimedia Commons.
Filed under: Arts and Culture, Europe, Spain
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Iona Jun 8th 2012 11:42AM
We will be coming to Barcelona on 29th July 2012 and long to see the Goya exhibition. Will it be gone or is there any chance of viewing the exhibition?
Thank you
Iona