The art of witnessing : Francisco de Goya's Disasters of war /
"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...
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| Format: | Licensed eBooks |
| Language: | English |
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Toronto ; Buffalo ; London :
University of Toronto Press,
[2023]
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| Series: | Toronto Iberic ;
77. |
| Online Access: | https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=3472500 |
| Summary: | "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."-- |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (ix, 281 pages) : illustrations. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 1487543794 9781487543808 1487543808 9781487543792 1487543786 9781487543785 |