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Francisco de Goya y Lucientes' Colossus has always been one of the Prado's major attractions and a highlight of his series on Spain's war against Napoleon, whose troops invaded in 1808.
Francisco de Goya y Lucientes’ “Colossus” has always been one of the Prado’s major attractions and a highlight of his series on Spain’s war against Napoleon, whose troops invaded in 1808.
For years, The Colossus was believed to have been painted between 1818 and 1825 as Goya’s response to the French occupation of Spain after Napoleon’s victory in the Peninsular War.
Those two initials on The Colossus have helped us understand better who Goya is and what his work means. That’s what’s important. You have to keep moving forward with new eyes, without prejudice.
Francisco de Goya y Lucientes' Colossus has always been one of the Prado's major attractions and a highlight of his series on Spain's war against Napoleon, whose troops invaded in 1808.
Francisco de Goya y Lucientes' Colossus has always been one of the Prado's major attractions and a highlight of his series on Spain's war against Napoleon, whose troops invaded in 1808.
Francisco de Goya y Lucientes's Colossus has always been one of the Prado's major attractions and a highlight of his series on Spain's war against Napoleon, whose troops invaded in 1808.
A painting long attributed to Spanish artist Francisco de Goya, "The Colossus," was probably the work of one of his apprentices, said Spain's Prado museum and art gallery in Madrid.
Doubt, the sequel: Goya and ‘Colossus’ By Christopher Knight Art Critic Feb. 18, 2009 11:22 AM PT ...
MADRID, Spain-- Spain's Prado Museum on Monday named the workshop assistant believed mostly likely to have painted "Colossus," a work that was once attributed to Francisco de Goya y Lucientes.
A painting long attributed to Spanish artist Francisco de Goya, "The Colossus," was probably the work of one of his apprentices, said Spain's Prado museum and art gallery in Madrid.