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The Demons of Francisco Goya: From Great to Genius

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Sep 15, 2024
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Francisco Goya, The Meadow of San Isidro (1798) | Wiki Commons

In one of his short aphorisms, the German philosopher Arthur Schopenhauer said:

‘Talent hits a target no one else can hit; Genius hits a target no one else can see.’

For the most of his life the Spanish painter Francisco Goya hit the targets no one else could hit. He came from a low-middle clas…

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