The Art of Witnessing: Francisco de Goya’s <em>Disasters of War</em>

Michael Iarocci

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The Art of Witnessing

Francisco de Goya’s Disasters of War

Michael Iarocci

Language: English

Published/Copyright: 2022

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About this book

The Art of Witnessing offers a compelling new framework for understanding Francisco de Goya’s famous print series, The Disasters of War.

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Iarocci Michael :

Michael Iarocci is a professor of Spanish Literature and Culture at the University of California, Berkeley.

Reviews

Anthony J. Cascardi, author of Francisco de Goya and the Art of Critique:

"Iarocci guides the reader through a brilliant tour of Goya’s Disasters of War, offering a series of commentaries that leave no room for doubt that these shocking images of the horrors of war are as urgent for us today as ever before."

Janis A. Tomlinson, author of Goya: A Portrait of the Artist:

"Michael Iarocci’s deft analysis transforms the way we see The Disasters of War. He explores the allegorical potential of Goya’s images as well as multiple readings of their captions before turning to the role of their sequence, which takes the viewer on a journey as witness forced to confront unmitigated atrocity and devastation. This book is essential to understanding Goya’s unique accomplishment and its sadly enduring relevance."

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	i
Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	vii
Introduction: Viewing, Reading, Witnessing Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	1
Beginnings Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	11
Preface (1863): Image of an Artist Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	16
1 Tristes presentimientos de lo que ha de acontecer Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	21
2 Con razón o sin ella Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	25
3 Lo mismo Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	29
4 Las mujeres dan valor Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	35
5 Y son fieras Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	39
6 Bien te se está Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	43
7 Qué valor! Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	49
8 Siempre sucede Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	53
9 No quieren Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	57
10 Tampoco Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	61
11 Ni por ésas Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	65
12 Para eso habéis nacido Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	71
13 Amarga presencia Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	77
14 Duro es el paso! Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	81
15 Y no hay remedio Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	87
16 Se aprovechan Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	93
17 No se convienen Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	99
18 Enterrar y callar Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	103
19 Ya no hay tiempo Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	109
20 Curarlos y a otra Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	115
21 Será lo mismo Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	119
22 Tanto y más Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	121
23 Lo mismo en otras partes Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	123
24 Aún podrán servir Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	129
25 También éstos Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	131
26 No se puede mirar Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	137
27 Caridad Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	141
28 Populacho Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	145
29 Lo merecía Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	147
30 Estragos de la guerra Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	153
31 Fuerte cosa es! Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	159
32 Por qué? Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	163
33 Qué hay que hacer más? Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	167
34 Por una navaja Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	171
35 No se puede saber por qué Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	173
36 Tampoco Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	175
37 Esto es peor Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	181
38 Bárbaros! Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	187
39 Grande hazaña! Con muertos! Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	191
40 Algún partido saca Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	193
41 Escapan entre llamas Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	199
42 Todo va revuelto Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	201
43 También esto Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	203
44 Yo lo vi Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	207
45 Y esto también Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	209
46 Esto es malo Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	213
47 Así sucedió Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	215
Afterword Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	219
Notes Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	225
Bibliography Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	263
Index Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	271

Publishing information

Pages and Images/Illustrations in book

eBook published on:

December 1, 2022

eBook ISBN:

9781487543808

Pages and Images/Illustrations in book

Main content:

296

Other:

49 b&w illustrations

https://doi.org/10.3138/9781487543808

eBook ISBN: 9781487543808

Keywords for this book

Francisco Goya; Disasters of War; Spanish art; war art; Napoleonic Era; Peninsular War; Spanish War of Independence; ethics of representation; violence and representation; Spanish history; war testimony; satire

Audience(s) for this book

College/higher education;Professional and scholarly;

The Art of Witnessing

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