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Goya's Prison: The Year of Despair

Venue: The Bowes Museum

Date: Mar 23rd 2019 - Jun 23rd 2019

Time: 10:00 - 17:00

Price: Adults £14/Over 60s £12/Students £6/Under 18s £5/Under 5s and carers Free

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Late in 1792 Goya became severely ill, and even though he eventually recovered he was left profoundly deaf for the rest of his days. During a period of recuperation he produced a set of small cabinet paintings on tin plate that were to define the rest of his career.The Bowes Museum’s Interior of a Prison is one of this series of works, and the Museum’s Director, Adrian Jenkins, explored the story behind the picture created during this monumental moment in Goya’s life.