“The act of painting is about one heart telling another heart where he found salvation” – Francisco Goya. The movie Goya’s Ghosts follows a part of the life of Francisco Goya. The movie shows the struggle in Spain during the Spanish Inquisition and the invasion of Napoleon, but it also follows Goya through his artistic […]
Read MoreGoya’s Ghosts, by Leslie Medvecky
The 2006 film, Goya’s Ghosts, directed by Milos Forman, is based on the life of Spanish painter and printmaker, Francisco Goya. Goya’s career intertwined with historical events such as the Spanish Inquisition and the French and British invasions, and the film does a good job of portraying these events. Many of these horrific and violent […]
Read MoreThe Fabulous Life of Elisabeth Vigée Le Brun, by Kathryn Styer
Elisabeth Vigée Le Brun is a renowned painter and freethinker who is renowned for being ahead of her time as a French portrait painter. I liked how the filmmakers showed small segments (e.g., short film reenactments) of her life from the beginning, to the end (her death). The film also featured art historians and writers […]
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