This is Goya

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Wendy Bird & Sarah Maycock

Hardcover | 17.8 x 1.9 x 22.9 cm | 80 pp

Laurence King | 2015 | 9781780676166

Modern art begins with Goya. He was the first to create works of art for their own sake, and he lived in a time of incredible cultural and social dynamism when the old concepts of social hierarchy were being shaken by the new concept of equality for all.

Goya’s art rises above the chaos of his times, and signals the real revolution of personal expression and independent spirit that would be the generative force behind the modernist movement in art.

The This is… series, published by Laurence King, is a collection of illustrated biographies, presenting an accessible visual guide to the work of iconic creatives.