Interpret Assignment
Francisco Goya, considered to be “the Father of Modern Art,” began his painting career just after the late Baroque period. In expressing his thoughts and feelings frankly, as he did, he became the pioneer of new artistic tendencies which were to come to fruition in the 19th century. Two trends dominated the art of his contradictory; they actually were not. Together they represented the reaction against previous conceptions of art and the desire for a new form of expression. In order to understand the scope of Goya’s art, and to appreciate the principles which governed his development and tremendous versatility, it is essential to realise that his work extended over a period of more than 60 years.
This etching was taken from Goya’s “Disparates” collection. This particular etching portrays the indecent treatment of prisoners
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francisco_Goya
I get a dark and erie feeling from this etching. I feel there is some ritual of unfair and inhuman treatment taking place. You cannot see any faces of how the people are feeling and this makes the etching even more intense and provacative.
