Goya. The Complete Prints

Anna Reuter, José Manuel Matilla

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Taschen GmbH
22 July 2025

Art & design styles: Romanticism; Painting & paintings; Individual artists, art monographs

Francisco de Goya was one of the most innovative peintre-graveurs of the late 18th and early 19th centuries, his etchings and lithographs masterpieces of modern printmaking. Trained in Spain and Italy, and appointed First Court Painter to Charles IV early in his career, he brought the sensibilities of the Enlightenment into uneasy dialogue with the brutal realities of his time.

Whether working in single sheets, like the harrowing The Garrotted Man or the sublime Seated Giant, or across his celebrated series-the satirical Caprichos, the unflinching Desastres de la Guerra, the dynamic Tauromaquia, and the nightmarish Disparates-Goya chronicled both the spirit and the shadows of a world in upheaval, where the individual was often crushed by violence, superstition, or power. These weren't just reflections on Spanish society. They were indictments, meditations, and warnings, etched in copperplates.

This landmark collection of 287 etchings and lithographs gathers Goya's complete printed œuvre, including editions produced under his direct supervision, as well as rare state proofs from unpublished series, giving uncommon insight into his restless experimentation and meticulous control over the printmaking process. With a detailed commentary on each image and commanding essays by José Manuel Matilla and Anna Reuter, this volume is the culmination of more than two centuries of scholarly research, and is a searing visual narrative. Goya did not simply depict his world. He dissected it, laying bare the eternal tensions between reason and madness, justice and cruelty, hope and despair.

By: Anna Reuter, José Manuel Matilla
Imprint: Taschen GmbH
Country of Publication: Germany
Edition: Multilingual edition
Dimensions: Height: 304mm, Width: 243mm, Spine: 68mm
Weight: 3.782kg
ISBN: 9783836581516
ISBN 10: 3836581515
Pages: 600
Publication Date: 22 July 2025
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Anna Reuter earned her PhD in art history from Philipps University in Marburg. She has worked on numerous exhibition projects in Spain and abroad, as well as on scholarly publications on European and Spanish art. She is an independent scholar specialised in the work of Francisco de Goya and in Old Master drawings. José Manuel Matilla is the head of the Department of Prints and Drawings at the Prado. He previously coordinated the activities of the Calcografía Nacional de la Real Academia de Bellas Artes de San Fernando in Madrid. His research focusses on drawings and prints by Goya and on Spanish copper engravings of the 17th century.

Reviews for Goya. The Complete Prints

“Fantasy, abandoned by reason, produces impossible monsters; united with reason, she is the mother of the arts and the origin of marvels.” * Francisco de Goya, 1799 *