Monumento a Goya

Overseeing all

A great depiction of one of the greatest of artists, it was unveiled in 1960. Portraying the painter high up on a plinth it impresses with his overseeing pose. In one hand he has an artist's tool an...

Artist and source of inspiration. Rather, two sources.

This monument to Goya was erected during the Franco dictatorship in 1960, although if Goya had lived during the civil war, it could have shared the fate of Lorca. The architect José Beltrán Navarro an...

It's monumental!

So the title is a joke, and while I'm not sure why one would review a monument, it is worth noting, for those who may not be aware, that Goya is one of the single most important artists in the history...

Fitting tribute

He is considered the most important Spanish artist of the late 18th and early 19th century. He also painted inside the Lady of the Pillar which is also in the plaza where his statue stands.

Goya At Night

Well it's Goya on a concrete plinth. However it's nicely done and is located in a great plaza. There's plenty else to see as well.