This film is about the life and paintings of Spanish painter, Goya. His upbringing was humble, but from his early work designing tapestry patterns, he caught the eye of the Spanish court and soon became an official court painter. For most of his life he was a rebel, and this spirit exhibited itself in many of his court and Royal portraits which are uncomplimentary but honest. At 45 a serious illness left Goya completely deaf. In this silent world his active imagination became tormented with strange visions best seen in his Caprichio etchings of owls, monsters, thugs and bats. Narrated by Sir Kenneth Clark.
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ACMI Identifier
003799
Language
English
Subject categories
Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Television
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Tapestry
Crafts & Visual Arts → Art - Study and teaching
Crafts & Visual Arts → Art - Themes, motives
Crafts & Visual Arts → Art appreciation
Crafts & Visual Arts → Artists
Crafts & Visual Arts → Artists - Spain
Crafts & Visual Arts → Goya, Francisco, 1746-1828
Crafts & Visual Arts → Painters - Spain
Crafts & Visual Arts → Painting, Spanish
Crafts & Visual Arts → Portraits
Crafts & Visual Arts → Tapestry
Documentary → Documentary films - Great Britain
Education, Instruction, Teaching & Schools → Art - Study and teaching
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Black and White
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)