Goya's Late Masterpiece: Head of a Monk

Date of Award

2012

Document Type

Masters Research Paper

Degree Name

M.A.

Organizational Unit

School of Art and Art History, College of Arts Humanities and Social Sciences

First Advisor

M.E. Warlick

Second Advisor

Scott Montgomery

Keywords

Francisco Goya 1746-1828, Criticism and interpretation, Painting, Grotesque in art

Abstract

Francisco Goya painted few canvases during the last four years of his life spent in France. Several of his late masterpieces have fallen under scrutiny over the past ten years, their authenticity questioned by internationally respected scholars. Goya’s Head of a Monk can be counted among this group of disputed canvases. However, a comparison of the Monk with the artist’s sketchbooks, miniatures and murals created during his time in France as well as his last few years in Madrid indicate that this image as well as its underpainting were created by the master himself toward the end of his career.

Publication Statement

Copyright is held by the author. Permanently suppressed.

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