Abstract
The works on exhibition in Goya and the Spirit of Enlightenment spanned the artist's career from 1770 to 1828 and—in contrast to other recent exhibitions dedicated to Goya—were securely attributable to the artist. Some, such as the portrait of Mariana de Pontejos (cat. 9; 1786; Washington, National Gallery of Art) have long been familiar to U.S. audiences. Several genre scenes, originally conceived as cabinet paintings, that had been exhibited in Madrid in 1983 now made their American debut. The selection of portraits, ranging from the official to the intimate, was laudable; regrettably absent was the early group portrait of The Family of Don Luis de Borbon (cat. 5; 1784; Parma, Fondazione Magnani Rocca), which did not arrive in Boston (where I saw the show).
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