A Virtual Tour of Goya’s Graphic Imagination

Exhibition curator Mark McDonald takes us on a tour of Goya’s Graphic Imagination.

Exhibition curator Mark McDonald shows us how Goya’s drawings and prints allowed him to share his complex ideas and respond to the turbulent social and political changes occurring in the world around him.


Contributors

Mark McDonald
Curator, Department of Drawings and Prints

Fan showing a dramatic scene of a volcanic eruption and lava flow.
How does an everyday object meant to provide relief from the heat represent centuries of travel and exquisite design?
Ashley E. Dunn and Jane R. Becker
December 11
Medieval-style hall with brick arches and statues, illuminated by lanterns arranged around a central stone structure.
Discover how American sculptor George Grey Barnard’s fascination with medieval European art inspired an enterprising collection and the eventual foundation of The Met Cloisters.
Shirin Fozi and Julia Perratore
November 13
Dusty floor with intricate geometric patterns partially covered by a thin layer of dust. Soft footprints disrupt the dust, adding texture and intrigue.
How did Man Ray and Marcel Duchamp engender mutual growth in their radical art?
Dawn Ades
October 10
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