Artist identity, Spanish court and interior modernity · 1746 -1828

Goya represents himself as a courtier, a painter at work, a deaf, sick man then a survivor: his self-portraits make up one of the most modern autobiographies in art.

Francisco de Goya was born in 1746 in Fuendetodos and died in Bordeaux in 1828. His self-portraits covered almost his entire career and followed an exceptional rise, from the Aragonese artist to the first painter of the Chamber. In the images of youth, long hair, jacket and confident attitude affirm a conquered social identity. Later, Goya shows himself in the studio, in front of a large canvas, wearing a hat with candles which allows him to work in the evening. The self-portrait no longer celebrates only the status: it represents concrete work, lighting and physical effort. The self-portrait no longer celebrates only the status: it represents concrete work, lighting and physical effort. The self-portrait no longer celebrates only the status: it represents concrete work, lighting and physical effort. The self-portrait no longer celebrates only the status: it represents concrete work, lighting and physical effort. The self-portrait no longer celebrates only the status: it represents concrete work, lighting and physical effort. The self-portrait no longer celebrates only the status: it represents concrete work, lighting and physical effort. The self-portrait no longer celebrates only the status: it represents concrete work, lighting and physical effort. The self-portrait no longer celebrates only the portraits with fixed eyes and dark backgrounds gain concentration. Around 1815, the famous bust of the Prado reduced clothing and decor to bring out an aging face, painted with a free touch. Self-portrait with Doctor Arrieta, dated 1820, still goes beyond the genre. Goya appears weakened, supported by the doctor who makes him drink a remedy. An inscription thanks Arrieta for saving his life. Behind them, obscure figures make the line between illness, nightmare and death uncertain. Through them, obscure figures make the line between illness, nightmare and death uncertain. Through their hair, glasses, clothes and changes in material, these works record ambition, deafness, old age and gratitude. Goya thus makes his face a place where personal history meets pictorial modernity. The "Self-portraits of Francisco de Goya" selection notably compares Self-portrait with Doctor Arrieta - Francisco de Goya and Self-portrait in the workshop - Francisco de Goya. His reading favors movement.

Goya does not fix a single image of himself: each self-portrait measures the distance between the painter's ambition, the work of the body and the awareness of his fragility.