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Dyedinthewoolliberal

(15,909 posts) Mon Mar 30, 2020, 10:15 AM Mar 2020

Francisco de Goya was born on this date.

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Francisco de Goya was born on this date. (Original Post) Dyedinthewoolliberal Mar 2020 OP

Same birthday as Van Gogh Bayard Mar 2020 #1

This particular work of the artist has stuck with me since I first learned of it in college. John1956PA Mar 2020 #2

It's a famous painting. lunatica Mar 2020 #3

Bayard

(24,145 posts)

1. Same birthday as Van Gogh

Reply to Dyedinthewoolliberal (Original post)

Mon Mar 30, 2020, 11:55 AM

Mar 2020

Interesting tidbit.

John1956PA

(3,368 posts)

2. This particular work of the artist has stuck with me since I first learned of it in college.

Reply to Dyedinthewoolliberal (Original post)

Mon Mar 30, 2020, 11:57 AM

Mar 2020

lunatica

(53,410 posts)

3. It's a famous painting.

Reply to John1956PA (Reply #2)

Mon Mar 30, 2020, 12:18 PM

Mar 2020

I remember it from my Art History course in college. He was the first to paint realistic war scenes in which the brutality of war was depicted rather than the glorious portraits of kings and generals vanquishing their enemies. Now we take this kind of stark war renditioning in stride, but at the time it was quite shocking. I admire and wonder at his bravery.

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