Goya

With acute powers of observation and artistic innovation, Francisco de Goya captured the soul of the Spanish nation in turmoil, around the dawn of the 19th century. In this complete collection of his 287 etchings and lithographs, we see into the mind of an artist unafraid to navigate the depths of human folly, hypocrisy, violence, and power.

“In this impressive multilingual volume, you are overwhelmed by the singular talent of Goya to render the world around him into black lines that continue to resonate today, perhaps more so than ever.”

“Spend a few hours with this one-volume survey of the prints of Francisco de Goya, and you may feel as if you'd discovered a healthier, more sustainable form of doomscrolling.”

“TASCHEN’s splendid, comprehensive, affordable volume, every image reproduced large-scale to crystalline perfection.”

“A lavish coffee-table book, whose excellent reproduction does Goya’s visual brilliance justice."

“Goya offers a remarkable insight into the artist’s spirit of experimentation. With detailed commentary on each print and profound essays by Matilla and Reuter, this volume crowns more than two centuries of scholarly research and presents a compelling visual narrative.”

“Fantasy, abandoned by reason, produces impossible monsters; united with reason, she is the mother of the arts and the origin of marvels.”

Anna Reuter earned her PhD in art history from Philipps University in Marburg. She has worked on numerous exhibition projects in Spain and abroad, as well as on scholarly publications on European and Spanish art. She is an independent scholar specialised in the work of Francisco de Goya and in Old Master drawings.  José Manuel Matilla is the head of the Department of Prints and Drawings at the Prado. He previously coor dinated the activities of the Calcografía Nacional de la Real Academia de Bellas Artes de San Fernando in Madrid. His research focusses on drawings and prints by Goya and on Spanish copper engravings of the 17th century.