Gaspar Melchor de Jovellanos, Poesias

Satirizing the Senses: the representation of perception in Goya's Los Caprichos

“…65 Given his keen interest in education, the appointment of Jovellanos as Minister of Justice in 1797 may have been motivated by First Minister Manuel Godoy's desire to foster pedagogical reform. 66 Goya's portraits of these and other ilustrados, dating from the 1780s and 1790s, are cited frequently to suggest that he shared their interest in enlightened reform. 67 Although little evidence exists regarding the artist's political beliefs, his views on education can be glimpsed from his participation in the initial stages of the debates on pedagogical reform that would occupy the Royal Academy of San Fernando for much of the 1790s.…”