Goya Witness of His Time
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Engravings and Paintings
20 April - 29 July 2012
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Known as one of the most unique artists of European painting and a pioneer of modern painting, Francisco de Goya (1746-1828), meets the Turkish audience for the first time with four series of engravings as well as paintings in 20 April to 29 July 2012 at the Pera Museum.
Curated by Marisa Oropesa, the exhibition consists of works from Spain and Italy’s leading museums and private collections. Being one of the best narrators of darkness, the exhibition unites Goya’s various oil paintings and engraving series -Caprichos, Disasters of War, Tauromaquia, Proverbs or Follies- that bear witness to a turbulent period in Spain and Europe. The works in the exhibition, besides his career as a court painter and portraitist, shed light to Goya’s extraordinary imagination who reflects the social circumstances of the era with a critical perspective. His realistic and at times frightening style separates him from his contemporaries as his art transcends time, influencing 20th century modernism
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