Goya: Crazy Like a Genius
Join art historian Robert Hughes for a fascinating journey into the life of Spanish painter Francisco Goya. Using the artist's works as the benchmarks in this biographical profile, Hughes follows Goya from his role as painter to the royal court through his maturity as a war reporter and into his troubled final years. Hughes reveals how the upheaval of Goya's life can be traced through his paintings that range from the fanciful to the insane.
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Goya: Crazy Like a Genius
- Overview
- Cast
- Crew
- Recommendations
Status
Released
Release Date
Mar 2, 2002
Runtime
1h 15m
Genres
Documentary
User Score
75%
Original Title
Goya: Crazy Like a Genius
Production Companies
Oxford Film and Television, BBC Arts, BBC Four
Director
Ian MacMillan
Description
Join art historian Robert Hughes for a fascinating journey into the life of Spanish painter Francisco Goya. Using the artist's works as the benchmarks in this biographical profile, Hughes follows Goya from his role as painter to the royal court through his maturity as a war reporter and into his troubled final years. Hughes reveals how the upheaval of Goya's life can be traced through his paintings that range from the fanciful to the insane.
