Goya by François Crastre (1914)

Name: Goya
Author: François Crastre

Goya is a biography of the Spanish painter Francisco de Goya, written by French art historian François Crastre. The book covers Goya's life and work, from his early years in Zaragoza to his death in Bordeaux. It examines his artistic development, his relationship with the Spanish court, and his influence on later generations of artists. It also looks at the political and social context of his time, and how it shaped his art. The book includes a selection of Goya's most famous works, as well as a detailed chronology of his life.

By François Crastre · First published 1914 · Genre: Biography, Art History, Non-Fiction · 4 chapters · 13,765 words

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FERDINAND GUILLEMARDET (Museum of the Louvre)

This personage, who has left no record in history, was one of those high functionaries, half civil and half military, whom the First Republic sent to its armies to supervise the commissary department and also to exercise an espionage over its generals. Goya has given a vigorous rendering of a head that bears the double stamp of energy and high breeding; and the prevailing gray tone of this portrait, relieved only by the one dash of brightness in the tricoloured scarf, forms altogether a work of perfect harmony.

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Work type: Essay
Author: François Crastre
Date: 1914 CE
Language: English
Genres: Biography, Art History, Non-Fiction, History
Length: 13,765 words
Structure: 4 chapters, 83 paragraphs
Reading fit: Difficult (College Level)

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Biography — The book is a biography of the Spanish painter Francisco Goya, written by François Crastre.
Art History — The book focuses on the life and works of Francisco Goya, and provides an in-depth analysis of his art and its historical context.
Non-Fiction — The book is a factual account of the life and works of Francisco Goya, written by François Crastre.
History — The book provides an overview of the historical context in which Francisco Goya lived and worked.