"Robert Hughes's dazzling new study of Goya not only conveys the
range and prescience of the artist's work with enormous acuity and
verve, but also conjures the world of 18th- and early 19th-century
Spain with vivid, pictorial ardor.
Writing in fierce, tactile prose, Mr. Hughes jolts the reader into
a visceral appreciation of Goya's art.
-Michiko Kakutani, "NewY orkTimes"
"["Goya"] is all you could ask for and more. Sturdy in its
organisation, its interpretations, its common sense, it
nevertheless fizzes with insights and hops with enthusiasm. There
is not a dull sentence... Hughes has found his ideal subject."
-Sebastian Smee, "The Spectator"
"Hughes has succeeded triumphantly. He has written an exemplary
work on an extraordinarily difficult subject: eloquent, scholarly,
thorough, full of insight."
-Martin Gayford, London "Telegraph"
"The prolific Hughes offers a refreshing take on this great artist,
about whom so much has been written. His powerful intelligence and
eloquence... make this a book that will be widely read and
enjoyed... ["Goya"] leaves us in no doubt that Hughes is one of the
most forceful art critics writing today."
-Frances Spalding, Literary Review, London
"["Goya"] is right up there with his magna opera-"The Shock of the
New" (1980) and "American Visions" (1997)-and confirms his stature
as the most invigorating writer on art currently at work. A
valuable resource for students of Goya-and a must for fans of
Robert Hughes."
-Anthony Quinn, London "Telegraph
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.,." a remarkably vital, delectably discursive, and deeply
affecting study... Hughes brings
eighteenth- and ninetheenth-century Madrid to dynamic life
andinsightfully
dissects every aspect of Goya's ever-evolving paintings and
etchings,
indelible works that grew steadily darker, more disturbing, and
increasingly
radical in their indictment of injustice and violence. Hughes'
profound
appreciation for Goya's genius and "immense humanity" will inspire
readers to
look to Goya's magnificent, shocking, and clarifying works as to a
polestar
as we grapple with the inhumanity of our times."
-starred Booklist review .,." a clever combination of the two
genres at which Hughes has simultaneously excelled in his
writing-national history and art criticism."
-Waldemar Januszczak, London Sunday Times Magazine
.,." Hughes succeeds where others have failed... As far as anyone
can, he instinctively understands his man. He also writes
beautifully... this book is a marvelous study."
-Michael Prodger, Sunday Telegraph, London
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