Goya's self portraits reflect the turbulent times of the Bourbon monarchy.
Living through one of the most turbulent times in the history of Spain, Goya’s self-portraits shed light on the historical moment in which he lived, his illness, deafness and growing sense of isolation and his sense of identity. Goya will be unravelled through his depictions of himself frequently in shadows or silhouetted against a bright light, sometimes painted over, sometimes hidden and always and against a backdrop of a Bourbon Monarchy in crisis.
THE ARTS SOCIETY ACCREDITED LECTURER
Dr Jacqueline Cockburn
Jacqueline is Managing Director of an art tours company, running residential courses in Andalucía, Southern Spain in the art and culture of the region www.artandculturetravel.com Jacqueline is a course director and lecturer at the V&A and also lectures at The Royal Academy, The Art Fund, The London Art History Society and has toured New Zealand and Australia for The Arts Society. Her specialist field is Spanish Art, but she also lectures on European Art 1790-1950. Her most recent publication is A Taste of Art, London (Unicorn Press 2019). Jacqueline films her lectures and is currently delivering lectures, study days and courses online and live.
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