Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Main and Supporting Characters ix
4. Acknowledgments xvii
5. Introduction xxi
6. Part I. An Artist from Zaragoza
7. 1 Early Years 3
8. 2 First Trials 9
9. 3 Italy 16
10. 4 Triumphs of a Native Son 24
11. 5 Settings for the Court of Carlos III 32
12. 6 “Of my invention” 37
13. 7 Goya Meets Velázquez 44
14. 8 The Zaragoza Affair 54
15. Part II. The Path of a Court Painter
16. 9 Floridablanca 63
17. 10 Don Luis 72
18. 11 “The happiest man” 81
19. 12 “God has distinguished us” 90
20. 13 A Coronation under Darkening Skies 97
21. 14 Changing Times 107
22. 15 The Best of Times, the Worst of Times 117
23. Part III. Witness of a Silent World
24. 16 “There are no rules in painting” 129
25. 17 Goya and the Duchess 141
26. 18 Dreaming, Enlightened 152
27. 19 Subir y bajar 161
28. 20 “The king and queen are crazy about your friend” 170
29. 21 The French Connection 180
30. 22 Absences 188
31. 23 Society High and Low 198
32. 24 A Monarchy at Twilight 205
33. Part IV. War and Restoration
34. 25 The Old Order Falls 213
35. 26 In the Shadow of a New Regime 223
36. 27 On the Home Front 236
37. 28 The Spoils of War 244
38. 29 Portraits of a New Order 254
39. Part V. Triumphs of Caprice
40. 30 Disparates 265
41. 31 The Artist’s Retreat 275
42. 32 Farewells 282
43. 33 Paris 288
44. 34 Unsettled in Bordeaux 294
45. 35 “Only my will abounds” 300
46. 36 The Last Year 309
47. Epilogue: Rosario 315
48. Notes 321
49. Bibliography 359
50. Index 375
51. Image Credits 388