Francisco de Goya and the Art of Critique

Anthony J. Cascardi

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Zone Books
18 May 2023

Theory of art

An innovative study of Goya's unprecedented elaboration of the critical function of the work of art

Francisco de Goya and the Art of Critique probes the relationship between the enormous, extraordinary, and sometimes baffling body of Goya's work and the interconnected issues of modernity, Enlightenment, and critique. Taking exception to conventional views that rely mainly on Goya's darkest images to establish his relevance for modernity, Cascardi argues that the entirety of Goya's work is engaged in a thoroughgoing critique of the modern social and historical worlds, of which it nonetheless remains an integral part. The book reckons with the apparent gulf assumed to divide the Disasters of War and the so-called Black Paintings from Goya's scenes of bourgeois life or from the well-mannered portraits of aristocrats, military men, and intellectuals. It shows how these apparent contradictions offer us a gateway into Goya's critical practice vis--vis a European modernity typically associated with the Enlightenment values dominant in France, England, and Germany. In demonstrating Goya's commitment to the project of critique, Cascardi provides an alternative to established readings of Goya's work, which generally acknowledge the explicit social criticism evident in works such as the Caprichos but which have little to say about those works that do not openly take up social or political themes. In Francisco de Goya and the Art of Critique, Cascardi shows how Goya was consistently engaged in a critical response to-and not just a representation of-the many different factors that are often invoked to explain his work, including history, politics, popular culture, religion, and the history of art itself.

By: Anthony J. Cascardi
Imprint: Zone Books
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 235mm, Width: 167mm, Spine: 35mm
Weight: 982g
ISBN: 9781942130697
ISBN 10: 1942130694
Pages: 376
Publication Date: 18 May 2023
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Anthony J. Cascardi is the Sidney and Margaret Ancker Distinguished Professor at the University of California, Berkeley. He is the author of numerous books, including The Consequences of Enlightenment; Cervantes, Literature, and the Discourse of Politics; The Subject of Modernity; and The Cambridge Introduction to Literature and Philosophy.

Reviews for Francisco de Goya and the Art of Critique

The author is well informed, thoughtful and writes with the minimum of jargon. . . .This book can be recommended to anyone intending to investigate Goya beyond the common facts and landmark events of his times. ---Alexander Adams, Alexander Adams Art

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Francisco de Goya and the Art of Critique

Anthony J. Cascardi

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