This extensively illustrated art monograph and catalogue raisonné brings together the complete printed oeuvre of Francisco de Goya, one of the most innovative printmakers of the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries.
Spanning 287 etchings and lithographs, the volume traces Goya’s extraordinary experimentation with printmaking, from individual works to his celebrated series Los Caprichos, The Disasters of War, Tauromaquia, and Los Disparates. It includes editions produced under the artist’s supervision as well as rare state proofs and works from unpublished series, revealing both the evolution of individual images and Goya’s command of the printmaking process.
Goya transformed printmaking into a powerful vehicle for social criticism and personal expression. His images confront war, violence, superstition, injustice, and abuses of power while moving between biting satire, observation, fantasy, and some of the darkest visions in European art.
Detailed commentary accompanies each work, complemented by essays by José Manuel Matilla and Anna Reuter. Drawing on more than two centuries of scholarship, the volume provides both a visual survey of Goya’s graphic work and an important reference for the study of his techniques, imagery, and influence on modern printmaking.
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