Goya - In Conversation with Janis Tomlinson

The art of Francisco de Goya reflects the social and political chaos of Spain in his day, leaving later generations to read into his prolific work many often contradictory interpretations. Art historian Janis Tomlinson recommends books that disentangle Goya from the retroactive projections of later admirers and situates him in his own time. In this conversation, we also discussed what it takes to write a compelling biography of someone who lived in another, taking our cue from two excellent examples on Catherine of Aragon and Willem de Kooning. Read more here: https://fivebooks.com/best-books/goya-janis-tomlinson/