The art of witnessing : The art of witnessing : Francisco de Goya's Disasters of war / Michael Iarocci.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Iarocci, Michael P., author.

Series:

Toronto Iberic.

Toronto Iberic

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

War in art.

Goya, Francisco, 1746-1828. Disasters of war.

Goya, Francisco.

Goya, Francisco, 1746-1828--Criticism and interpretation.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (297 pages)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Toronto : University of Toronto Press, [2023]

Summary:

"Widely acknowledged as a major turning point in the history of visual depictions of war, Francisco de Goya's renowned print series The Disasters of War remains a touchstone for serious engagement with the violence of war and the questions raised by its artistic representation. The Art of Witnessing provides a new account of Goya's print series by taking readers through the forty-seven prints he dedicated to the violence of war. Drawing on facets of Goya's artistry rarely considered together before, the book challenges the notion that documentary realism and historical testimony were his primary aims. Michael Iarocci argues that while the depiction of war's atrocities was central to Goya's project, the lasting power of the print series stems from the artist's complex moral and aesthetic meditations on the subject. Making novel contributions to longstanding debates about historical memory, testimony, and the representation of violence, The Art of Witnessing tells a new story, print by print, to highlight the ways in which Goya's masterpiece extends far beyond conventional understandings of visual testimony."-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Cover

Half-Title Page

Title Page

Copyright Page

Dedication

Contents

Introduction: Viewing, Reading, Witnessing

Beginnings

Preface (1863): Image of an Artist

1 Tristes presentimientos de lo que ha de acontecer

2 Con razón o sin ella

3 Lo mismo

4 Las mujeres dan valor

5 Y son fieras

6 Bien te se está

7 Que valor!

8 Siempre sucede

9 No quieren

10 Tampoco

11 Ni por esas

12 Para eso habeis nacido

13 Amarga presencia

14 Duro es el paso!

15 Y no hay remedio

16 Se aprovechan

17 No se convienen

18 Enterrar y callar

19 Ya no hay tiempo

20 Curarlos y a otra

21 Será lo mismo

22 Tanto y más

23 Lo mismo en otras partes

24 Aún podrán servir

25 Tambien estos

26 No se puede mirar

27 Caridad

28 Populacho

29 Lo merecía

30 Estragos de la guerra

31 Fuerte cosa es!

32 Por que?

33 Que hay que hacer más?

34 Por una navaja

35 No se puede saber por que

36 Tampoco

37 Esto es peor

38 Bárbaros!

39 Grande hazaña! Con muertos!

40 Algún partido saca

41 Escapan entre llamas

42 Todo va revuelto

43 Tambien esto

44 Yo lo vi

45 Y esto tambien

46 Esto es malo

47 Así sucedió

Afterword

Notes

Bibliography

Index

Notes:

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Print version: Iarocci, Michael The Art of Witnessing

ISBN:

9781487543808

1487543808

9781487543792

1487543794

OCLC:

1337862230