How Long to Read Goya, Caprices and Proverbs

How Long Does it Take to Read Goya, Caprices and Proverbs?

It takes the average reader 1 hour and 52 minutes to read Goya, Caprices and Proverbs by Alonso Ruiz

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Description

The great Spanish artist, Francisco de Goya y Lucientes (1746-1828), surpass the limits of genius with his paintings and engravings. This book shows all the prints or drawings of the series Caprices: 80 high quality prints. These impressions were made by Goya between the years of 1797 to 1799 where he made a number of criticisms about the Spanish society of his time. Also, the book has 22 prints of the series the Proverbs, created between 1815 and 1824, in which his most personal, dreamlike and modern work is notorious for its deep subjectivity. Each of these 102 engravings has a brief description of the technique used for its elaboration, the title and the range of years in which it was created. Francisco José de Goya y Lucientes Goya was a very talented painter. His paintings and engravings are famous, all of them of a patent realism: he never tried to embellish the portraits of the aristocrats or the actions of the characters in their engravings.Francisco de Goya was born in Fuendetodos, Spain, on March 30, 1746. His father was a gilder of Basque origin, Don José Goya, and a noble woman named Gracia Lucientes, both of medium social status.In the year of 1770, he began his trip to Italy, an essential country for those who, like him, sought to improve their artistic skills. In cities like Rome, Venice and Milan, he studied the art by Rafael, Rubens and Reni. Undoubtedly the painter took advantage of his stay, since the study of those masterpieces gave a great boost to his strokes. After a year he returned to Zaragoza, in his native Spain.Sometime later, in 1773, the painter married Josefa Bayeu, sister of his protectors, and with whom he would have six children. At the end of 1775 he was called to the Spanish court to paint tapestry boards. The best-known works of that period are: The Snowfall, The Injured Bricklayer and The Blind Chicken, among others. For twelve years he performed these tasks, until an accident caused him to renounce such activity. Goya deafened due to a strange disease. In the year 1824, and for political reasons, Goya announced his retirement from the court and underwent a self-exile in which he accompanied his friends, who were forced into leave the country. His new residence was Bordeaux, a port city in the southwest of France. Goya would eventually suffer health problems due to his advanced age, for such reasons, some relatives traveled to visit him, including his grandson and daughter-in-law. On March 28, 1828 his health condition worsened due to a fall down the stairs.The great Spanish painter had to stay in bed and there was no possible recovery. Francisco de Goya y Lucientes died on April 16, 1828 surrounded by friends and family in that French exile.

How long is Goya, Caprices and Proverbs?

Goya, Caprices and Proverbs by Alonso Ruiz is 109 pages long, and a total of 28,231 words.

This makes it 37% the length of the average book. It also has 35% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Goya, Caprices and Proverbs Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 2 hours and 34 minutes to read Goya, Caprices and Proverbs aloud.

What Reading Level is Goya, Caprices and Proverbs?

Goya, Caprices and Proverbs is suitable for students ages 10 and up.

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