Francisco Goya: The Disasters of War and Los Caprichos
January 31-May 30, 2010
Key Image
Los Caprichos Plate 43
The Sleep of Reason Produces Monsters 1797-1798
etching and aquatint on laid paper
32 x 21.2 cm; plate: 21.4 x 15.1 cm
Purchased 1951
National Gallery of Canada (no. 5953)
Supporting Image
Disasters of War Plate 5
And They Are Like Wild Beasts c. 1810-1813
etching, aquatint, drypoint, and burnishing on heavy wove paper
Printed by Laurenciano Potenciano
framed, 41 x 51 cm; image, 24.5 x 33.8 cm; plate: 15.5 x 20.8 cm
Purchased 1933
National Gallery of Canada (no. 4128)
Programming
Lecture - Goya: Janis Tomlinson
March 17, 2010, 7:00 pm
Ledcor Theatre, AGA
$15 / $10 AGA Members
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Professor Janis Tomlinson examines the evolution of Goya’s paintings of war and atrocity.
Art for Lunch - Goya
February 18, 2010, 12:10 pm
12:10-12:50 pm
Free
Goya’s Disasters of War series had a major impact on later generations of political cartoons. Learn about the tradition of cartooning in the West, and how Goya’s influence can still be felt today.
Art-in-Context - Goya
May 18, 2010, 6:00 pm
6 pm, $35 / $28 AGA Members, (+gst, includes refreshments)
Limited enrollment – book early!
Art history classes based on our exhibitions are available throughout the year. Each class includes an introduction and a private tour of the featured exhibition. Enrollment is limited; questions and discussion encouraged.
Film: Goya's Ghosts
March 12, 2010, 7:00 pm
Spain / 2006 / 114 minutes / English
Friday, March 12, 7 pm
Ledcor Theatre, AGA
Free
The painter Goya becomes involved with the Spanish Inquisition when his muse, Ines, is arrested by the church for heresy. Her father, Thomas, comes to him hoping that his connection with Brother Lorenzo, whom he is painting, can secure the release of his daughter.
This exhibition features Francisco Goya's infamous print suites: Los Caprichos (1799) and The Disasters of War (1810-1820). Created on the eve of the close of the 18th century, Los Caprichos focuses on themes related to the Spanish Inquisition, the abuses of the church and the nobility, witchcraft, avarice, and represents Goya's critique of the social, cultural, religious world of the day. The Disasters of War, created by Goya only a decade later, documents the brutality of the Peninsular War and the atrocities that mankind inflicts upon itself. Together these two bodies of work have come to be seen as the most influential graphic series in the history of Western art.
Organized by the National Gallery of Canada
National Gallery of Canada at the Art Gallery of Alberta, with the support of Capital Powered Art; an exhibition series sponsored by Capital Power Corporation.
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