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"Goya finds it absolutely impossible to paint, as a result of serious illness."
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Francisco Goya
Francisco José de Goya y Lucientes was a Spanish romantic painter and printmaker. He is considered the most important Spanish artist of the late 18th and early 19th centuries. His paintings, drawings, and engravings reflected contemporary historical upheavals and influenced important 19th- and 20th-century painters. Goya is often referred to as the last of the Old Masters and the first of the mode
"Goya finds it absolutely impossible to paint, as a result of serious illness."
"El sueino de la razón produce monstruos"
"M. Manet has never seen any Goyas, M. Manet has never seen any El Grecos.. ..that may seem unbelievable to you, but its the truth. I myself have been filled with wonder and stupefaction at these mysterious coincidences.. .Hes heard so much about his pastiches of Goya, that he is now trying to see some of Goyas paintings.. .Every time you try to pay Manet a service, Ill be grateful.. ..quote my letter or at least several lines of it. What Im telling you is the naked truth."
"My dear soul, I can stand on my own feet, but so poorly that I dont know if my head is on my shoulders. I have no appetite or desire to do anything at all. Only your letters cheer me up – only yours. I dont know what will become of me now that I have lost sight of you; I who idolize you have given up hope that youll ever glance at these blurred lines and get consolation from them."
"Imagination without reason produces impossible monsters; with reason, it becomes the mother of the arts, and the source of its marvels."
"A bride-to-be, Discreet and penitent, she presents herself to her parents in this guise."