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Una obra anticipadora del dilema ecológico en la supervivencia. Publicado en 1945, Golfo de Penas reúne dieciocho relatos situados en la pampa patagónica, donde sus protagonistas -capitanes de barco, cetáceos, goletas, cazadores de focas, entre otros- se enfrentan a la soledad y la grandeza de tierras remotas, dejando al descubierto la esencia más primitiva del ser humano en su lucha por sobrevivir y, al mismo tiempo, desvelando una belleza primigenia, bondad y el amor por la naturaleza.

Jock (Wytches, Batman): Es un cabellero que escribe y dibuja Gone, la trepidante odisea de Abi, una joven atrapada y perseguida en una lujosa nave-ciudad. Al convertirse en una guerrera marcada por la batalla, líder de una rebelión, Abi debe enfrentarse a probabilidades desesperadas y horrores del espacio profundo, en un vertiginoso viaje que abarcará años luz y décadas de tiempo. A pesar de las dificultades, un sueño mantiene a Abi en pie: regresar al hogar y a la familia de la que fue arrancada hace una vida entera.

From court portraits for the Spanish royals to horrific scenes of conflict and suffering, Francisco José de Goya y Lucientes (1746–1828) made a mark as one of Spain’s most revered and controversial artists. A master of form and light, his influence reverberates down the centuries, inspiring and fascinating artists from the Romantic Eugène Delacroix to Britart enfants terribles, the Chapman brothers.Born in Fuendetodos, Spain, in 1746, Goya was apprenticed to the Spanish royal family in 1774, where he produced etchings and tapestry cartoons for grand palaces and royal residences across the country. He was also patronized by the aristocracy, painting commissioned portraits of the rich and powerful with his increasingly fluid and expressive style. Later, after a bout of illness, the artist moved towards darker etchings and drawings, introducing a nightmarish realm of witches, ghosts, and fantastical creatures.It was, however, with his horrific depictions of conflict that Goya achieved enduring impact. Executed between 1810 and 1820, The Disasters of War was inspired by atrocities committed during the Spanish struggle for independence from the French and penetrated the very heart of human cruelty and sadism. The bleak tones, agitated brushstrokes, and aggressive use of Baroque-like light and dark contrasts recalled Velázquez and Rembrandt, but Goya’s subject matter was unprecedented in its brutality and honesty.In this introductory book from TASCHEN Basic Art 2.0 we set out to explore the full arc of Goya’s remarkable career, from elegant court painter to deathly seer of suffering and grotesquerie. Along the way, we encounter such famed portraits as Don Manuel Osorio Manrique de Zúñiga, the dazzling Naked Maja, and The 3rd of May 1808 in Madrid, one of the most heart-stopping images of war in the history of art.