Goya's Forge (Frick Diptych Series)
$29.95
Francisco de Goya y Lucientes is among the most important Spanish artists of the late
eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries. A late masterpiece, his Forge derives from the
mythological theme of the forge of Vulcan, the metalworker of the Olympian gods. However,
the figures in Goya’s monumental, haunting painting—a favorite among generations of Frick
visitors—are instead muscular, everyday laborers at work around a blacksmith’s anvil. A
deeply researched text by Xavier F. Salomon, the Frick’s Deputy Director and Peter Jay Sharp
Chief Curator, is complemented by a lyrical piece by novelist, essayist, and memoirist Hisham
Matar.
Authors: Hisham Matar and Xavier F. Salomon
Publisher: The Frick Collection in association with D Giles Limited
Hardcover, 7 ¼ x 9 ½ in, 80 pages, 45 color illustrations
Frick Diptych Series
Designed to foster critical engagement and to interest specialists and non-specialists
alike, each book in the Frick Diptych series illuminates a single work in the museum’s rich
collection with an essay by a current or recent Frick curator, paired with a contribution from a
contemporary artist, writer, or cultural figure.
- ISBN:
- 9781913875527
