Synopses & Reviews
A stunning gallery of Goya's later works, this lavish volume presents prints from
The Proverbs, La Tauromaquia, and
The Bulls of Bordeaux. Its 78 etchings recapture the incomparable grandeur of Goya's art as well as the major themes of his works and#8212; the Bible, human folly, and the brutal pageantry of bullfighting.
Savage yet sympathetic, the nightmare visions of The Proverbs are among Goya's most enigmatic works. The realism of La Tauromaquia and The Bulls of Bordeaux is similarly striking, with remarkably accurate images of bulls and fighters. Each etching appears with the original caption and an English translation. Additional text sheds light on the life and times of the great Spanish master. Students, collectors, and other art lovers will prize this magnificently reproduced edition, which is also the lowest-priced collection of Goya's etchings.
Synopsis
This lavish volume presents prints from The Proverbs, La Tauromaquia, and The Bulls of Bordeaux. Its 78 etchings recapture the incomparable grandeur of Goya's art as well as the major themes of his works.
Synopsis
A stunning gallery of Goya's later works, this lavish volume presents prints from "The Proverbs, La Tauromaquia," and "The Bulls of Bordeaux." Its 78 etchings recapture the incomparable grandeur of Goya's art as well as the major themes of his works -- the Bible, human folly, and the brutal pageantry of bullfighting.
A stunning gallery of Goya's later works, this lavish volume presents prints from "The Proverbs, La Tauromaquia," and "The Bulls of Bordeaux." Its 78 etchings recapture the incomparable grandeur of Goya's art as well as the major themes of his works -- the Bible, human folly, and the brutal pageantry of bullfighting.
Synopsis
This lavish volume presents prints from The Proverbs, La Tauromaquia, and The Bulls of Bordeaux. Its 78 etchings recapture the incomparable grandeur of Goya's art as well as the major themes of his works.
About the Author
The last of the Old Masters and the first of the Moderns, Francisco Goya (1746-1828) was a court painter whose portraits of the Spanish royal family exhibit a remarkable frankness and lack of flattery. Goyaand#8217;s later works took on a darker cast and are considered the precursors to the Expressionist movement.
Table of Contents
List of Plates for The Disparates
and#160; Feminine folly
and#160; Folly of fear
and#160; Ridiculous folly
and#160; Big booby
and#160; Flying folly
and#160; Furious folly
and#160; Disordered folly [Matrimonial folly]
and#160; The men in sacks
and#160; General folly
and#160; The kidnapping horse
and#160; Poor folly
and#160; Merry folly
and#160; Artist's working proof of No. 12
and#160; Way of flying
and#160; Proof of No. 13 pulled ca. 1840-50
and#160; Carnival folly
and#160; Clear folly
and#160; Artist's working proof of No. 15
and#160; Untitled
and#160; Loyalty
and#160; Untitled
and#160; Well-known folly [What a warrior!]
and#160; Punctual folly [A circus queen]
and#160; Animal folly [Other laws for the people]
and#160; Folly of young bulls [Rain of bulls]
List of Plates for La Tauromaquia
and#160; The way in which the ancient Spaniards hunted bulls on horseback in the open country
and#160; Another way of hunting on foot
and#160; The Moors settled in Spain, giving up the superstitions of the Koran, adopted this art of hunting, and spear a bull in the open
and#160; They play another with the cape in an enclosure
and#160; The spirited Moor Gazul is the first to spear bulls according to rules
and#160; The Moors make a different play in the ring calling the bull with their burnous
and#160; Origin of the harpoons or banderillas
and#160; A Moor caught by the bull in the ring
and#160; A Spanish knight kills the bull after having lost his horse
and#160; Charles V spearing a bull in the ring at Valladolid
and#160; The Cid Campeador spearing another bull
and#160; The rabble hamstring the bull with lances, sickles, banderillas and other arms
and#160; A Spanish mounted knight in the ring breaking short spears without the help of assistants
and#160; The very skilful student of Falces, wrapped in his cape, tricks the bull with the play of his body
and#160; The famous Martincho places the banderillas, playing the bull with the movement of his body
and#160; The same man throws a bull in the ring at Madrid
and#160; The Moors use donkeys as a barrier to defend themselves against the bull whose horns have been tipped with balls
and#160; The daring of Martincho in the ring at Saragossa
and#160; Another madness of his in the same ring
and#160; The agility and audacity of Juanito Api-ani in [the ring] at Madrid
and#160; Dreadful events in the front rows of the ring at Madrid and death of the mayor of Torrejon
and#160; Manly courage of the celebrated Pajuelera in [the ring] at Saragossa
and#160; Mariano Ceballos, alias the Indian, kills the bull from his horse
and#160; The same Ceballos mounted on another bull breaks short spears in the ring at Madrid
and#160; They loose dogs on the bull
and#160; A picador is unhorsed and falls under the bull
and#160; The celebrated picador, Fernando del Toro, draws the fierce beast on with his pique
and#160; The forceful Rendon stabs a bull with the pique, from which pass he died in the ring at Madrid
and#160; Pepe Illo making the pass of the "recorte"
and#160; Pedro Romero killing the halted bull
and#160; Banderillas with firecrackers
and#160; Two teams of picadors thrown one after the other by a single bull
and#160; The unlucky death of Pepe Illo in the ring at Madrid
and#160; Title page of first edition (1876) of Tauromaquia A-G (etchings by the publisher, Loizelet)
and#160; A Spanish mounted knight breaking short spears with the help of assistants
and#160; Horse thrown by a bull
and#160; The dogs let loose on the bull
and#160; A bullfighter, mounted on the shoulders of an assistant, spearing a bull
and#160; Death of Pepe Illo (2nd composition)
and#160; Death of Pepe Illo (3rd composition)
and#160; Fight in a carriage harnessed to two mules
The List of Plates for The Bulls of Bordeaux
and#160; The famous American, Mariano Ceballos
and#160; Picador caught by a bull
and#160; Spanish entertainment
and#160; Bullfight in a divided ring