The Art of Witnessing: Francisco de Goya's Disasters of War

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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.

Author(s): Michael Iarocci
Series: Toronto Iberic
Publisher: University of Toronto Press
Year: 2022

Language: English
Pages: 296
City: Toronto

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 Qué valor!
8 Siempre sucede
9 No quieren
10 Tampoco
11 Ni por ésas
12 Para eso habéis 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 También éstos
26 No se puede mirar
27 Caridad
28 Populacho
29 Lo merecía
30 Estragos de la guerra
31 Fuerte cosa es!
32 Por qué?
33 Qué hay que hacer más?
34 Por una navaja
35 No se puede saber por qué
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 También esto
44 Yo lo vi
45 Y esto también
46 Esto es malo
47 Así sucedió
Afterword
Notes
Bibliography
Index