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= Goya Timeline / Bio Sketch =
purchased in 1819. on the banks of the Manzanares near Madrid
named after a previous occupant who had been deaf, although Goya had also been left deaf after contracting a fever in 1792.
born in 1746, so he was 72-73when he moved in.lived there with Leocadia Weiss (b. 1790, 35 years younger) and her daughter. subject of his paintings?lost faith in restored monarchy, retreated to Bordeaux in 1824until 1819.death in 1828
= Black Paintings =
transferred to canvas in 1873–74 under the supervision of Salvador Martínez Cubells, a curator at the Museo del Prado. The owner, Baron Emile d'Erlanger, donated the canvases to the Spanish state in 1881, and they are now on display at the Museo del Prado.
photos taken by J Laurent prior to removal. you can see frames, walls, etc. 1873-4. never discussed, exhibited, anything by goya during his lifetime (50 years later) titles are speculation, assigned by others. (in contrast to his usual practice)
==first floor: =Tour of the Paintings =
first floor: 01 - La Leocadia - Doña Leocardia Leocadia Weiss - 57" x 51"
a woman commonly identified as Goya's maid, companion and (most likely lover) Leocadia Weiss
01b - photo by Laurent.
02 - Witches Sabbath (The Great He-Goat) - 55" x 170"
balance was shifted
02d -Tauromauqia Tauromaquia - Unfortunate events in the front seats of the ring of Madrid, and the death of the Mayor of Torrejón. 1815-1816
03 - Saturn Devouring his Son - 56.3" x 31.9"
04 - Judith and Holofernes - 56.5 x 32.0"
the more famous
over the door, perhaps to kitchen
08 - atropos Atropos the fates - 123 x 266 cm
beside the Fight with Cudgels and across from the Fantastic Vision.
masturbating? women laughing?
12 - Pilgrimage Promenade of the holy office Holy Office - 123-265 cm The Tribunal of the Holy Office of the Inquisition
figures in 17th century dress, we can assume that there is a connection with the steps taken by Ferdinand Vll to revive the inquisition soon after his restoration to the throne. (Salas)
13 - Asmodea - 123-265cm
Asmodeus - is a king of demons mostly known from the deuterocanonical Book of Tobias.
Also in Prometheus, minerva carries asmodeus to the caucus mountains.
male flyer
shooting at the fates or the people retreating.
14 - the dog - 130-84cm
use of empty space
14d -Tauromauqia Tauromaquia - Unfortunate events in the front seats of the ring of Madrid, and the death of the Mayor of Torrejón. 1815-1816
"naked power with which Goya has played off void against solid, black against light, empty space against full" (Robert Hughes, 2004)
15 - quinta del sorde - layout
= Context =
== Portraits ==
portraits -
for tapestries at Royal Palace of El Pardo
Blind Man's Bluff - 269 cm × 350 cm, oil on linen, 1989
=Independent Work=
== Caprichos ==
Los Caprichos - 1799
Goya described the series as depicting "the innumerable foibles and follies to be found in any civilized society, and from the common prejudices and deceitful practices which custom, ignorance or self-interest have made usual"
published, then withdraw after threats from the inquisition.
== Disasters ==Disasters of War. - 1810-1820.
82 prints inspired by the Peninsular War
prefigured wartime photojournalism. opponent of inquisition and absolute monarchy.
Disasters of War are "caprichos enfáticos" ("emphatic caprices")
visual protest against the violence of the 1808 Dos de Mayo Uprising, the subsequent Peninsular War of 1808–14 and the setbacks to the liberal cause following the restoration of the Bourbon monarchy in 1814.
1808, the people of Madrid rebelled against the occupation of the city by French troops, provoking a brutal repression by the French Imperial forces and triggering the Peninsular War
not published until 1863, 35 years after his death. It is likely that only then was it considered politically safe to distribute a sequence of artworks criticising criticizing both the French and restored Bourbons == Biography - Goya's health == 15 - self portrait at 69 years (four years prior, 1815) In 1792, Goya developed a sudden serious illness which included dizziness, weakness, delirium, sickness, abdominal pain, deafness, and partial blindness.[1][2] By the time he returned to Madrid, in 1793, Goya was completely deaf. Various diagnoses of this serious illness have been offered: syphilis, lead poisoning, cerebrovascular disease, acute infection of the central nervous system, and the rare condition of Vogt-Koyanagi-Harada syndrome—temporary inflammation of the uveal tract associated with permanent deafness 16 - Self Portrait with Dr Arrieta - 1820 - 46 x 31" Inscription Reads: "Goya, in gratitude to his friend Arrieta: for the compassion and care with which he saved his life during the acute and dangerous illness he suffered towards the end of the year 1819 in his seventy-third year" lived 8 more years. this, combined with his political, artistic history (royal service), common lense to read the work. = Artistic Strategies, Methods = - colorblackdarkness, atmospheric, color as mood. with exceptions. rough usage of paint, sketchy07 - Two Old People Eating similar to his other work but darker in color and subject mattertypical. maybe a bit crude. he's getting old. -tonedarkness. 'black paintings' 02 - Witches Sabbath (The Great He-Goat) - 55" x 170" against02b - witches sabbath 1798 05 - The Pilgrimage of San Isidro against05b - Meadow of San Isidro. 1788. 44 x 94cmbucolic not to say his other work isn't dark madrid - 3rd of may 1808, 1814. disasters of war. (same time almost) revisiting themeswitches. pilgrimage.his own work - composition 02 - Witches Sabbath (The Great He-Goat) 02c - photo by Jean Laurent, 1873 - 1874balance was shifted off balance (characteristic of this time) similar to02d -Tauromaquia - Unfortunate events in the front seats of the ring of Madrid, and the death of the Mayor of Torrejón. 1815-1816 14 - dog - Scale? what to go from prints to painting... many of his large paintings had been commissions or in service of royal. paintings to scale of the rooms. see in laurent?laurent - asmodea changed in removal from house02 - Witches Sabbath (The Great He-Goat) compared to laurent - witches sabbath. - Themescommon mythological and secular themes 03 - Saturn Devouring his Son - 56.3" x 31.9" compared to 03b - Ruben's Saturn 1636flemish baroque painter. held by Prado now. 04 - Judith and Holofernes - 56.5 x 32.0" compared to the more famous 04b - Judith Slaying Holofernes, Artemisia Gentileschi 1611-12 the fates, atropos. asmodeus. some of this has to do with historians penchant for mythology, choices in naming as Goya didn't title these or clue them in. Thus we are left guessing. -formal pairings 03 - Saturn 04 - Holofernes 06 - Two Old Men 01 - La Leocadia 10 - Men Reading 11 - Women Laughinggrouped around windows, doors large paintings with large paintings - emphasis on the face empathetic relation between viewer and the other (depicted) often anguished. grotesque.
03 - saturn
05 - pilgrimage to san isidro
12 - promenade of holy office
public/private. performative.
quasi systems art.
work individually, but also signify in a network of meaning.
