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Francisco Goya. By Hudson J. Margetts, Ashton Broussard, and Denton Redford. Family of Charles IV. Family of Charles IV. Produced in 1800. Oil on canvas. Royal Family of Spain Realistic depictions of regal figures Heavy influence from his predecessor, Velasquez Las Meninas.
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Francisco Goya By Hudson J. Margetts, Ashton Broussard, and Denton Redford
Family of Charles IV • Produced in 1800. Oil on canvas. • Royal Family of Spain • Realistic depictions of regal figures • Heavy influence from his predecessor, Velasquez • Las Meninas
The Sleep of Reason Produces Monsters (No. 45 from Los Caprichos)
Los Caprichos No. 43 • The Sleep of Reason Produces Monsters, 1799, etching and aquatint • Shows reason sleeping while the “demons” (bad) wreak havoc in the background. • Goya wanted to show the Spanish people the errors in their ways and “wake up” reason.
Third of May • 1814-15, Oil on Canvas. • Figures are Spanish being executed by French soldiers. • Caused by rumor of an assassination plan • Christ like figure in white • Reinstatement of the Inquisition.
There’s gonna be a quiz…. • Goya wanted to revive_______ among the Spanish with his etching “The Sleep of Reason Produces Monsters”. • Goya’s piece, Family of Charles IV, draws influence from which Baroque artist? Give some examples. • What effects did the political climate of Goya’s homeland have on his artwork? How had his work evolved by the end of his career (as we have studied it)? • Who did the French plan to assassinate? • Did Goya oppose the conquering of Spain by the French?