Details

Subject(s)

• Goya, Francisco 1746-1828—Disasters of war [Browse]
• Goya, Francisco 1746-1828—Criticism and interpretation [Browse]
• War in art [Browse]

Series

• Toronto Iberic ; 77. [More in this series]
• Toronto Iberic ; 77 [More in this series]

Contains

Goya, Francisco, 1746-1828. Prints. Selections [Browse]

Summary note

"Widely acknowledged as a major turning point in the history of visual depictions of war, Francisco de Goya's renowned print series The Disasters of War remains a touchstone for serious engagement with the violence of war and the questions raised by its artistic representation. The Art of Witnessing provides a new account of Goya's print series by taking readers through the forty-seven prints he dedicated to the violence of war. Drawing on facets of Goya's artistry rarely considered together before, the book challenges the notion that documentary realism and historical testimony were his primary aims. Michael Iarocci argues that while the depiction of war's atrocities was central to Goya's project, the lasting power of the print series stems from the artist's complex moral and aesthetic meditations on the subject. Making novel contributions to longstanding debates about historical memory, testimony, and the representation of violence, The Art of Witnessing tells a new story, print by print, to highlight the ways in which Goya's masterpiece extends far beyond conventional understandings of visual testimony."-- Provided by publisher.

Bibliographic references

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other format(s)

Issued also in electronic format.

Other title(s)

Francisco de Goya's Disasters of war

ISBN

• 9781487543785 (hardcover)
• 1487543786 (hardcover)
• 9781487545277 (paperback)
• 1487545274 (paperback)

LCCN

2023275729

OCLC

1304815537

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