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Francisco Goya. Francisco José de Goya y Lucientes ( / ˈɡɔɪə /; Spanish: [ f ɾ a n ˈ θ i s k o x o ˈ s e ð e ˈ ɣ o ʝ a i l u ˈ θ j e n t e s]; 30 March 1746 – 16 April 1828) was a Spanish romantic painter and printmaker. He is considered the most important Spanish artist of the late 18th and early 19th centuries. [1]
Goya occupies a unique position within the history of Western art, and is often cited as both an Old Master and the first truly modern artist. His art embodies Romanticism's emphasis on subjectivity, imagination, and emotion, characteristics reflected most notably in his prints and later private paintings.
Apr 12, 2024 · Francisco Goya was Spanish artist whose paintings and engravings reflected contemporary historical upheavals and influenced important painters who followed. His famous works include the series of etchings titled The Disasters of War (1810–14) and the painting The Third of May 1808 (1814).
Biography. Goya was born on 30 March 1746 in the small town of Fuendetodos near Saragossa to José Francisco de Paula, a gilder, and Gracia Lucientes, a member of an impoverished noble family. At the age of fourteen, Goya began a four-year apprenticeship in Saragossa to José Luzán, an undistinguished painter who had studied in Naples.
Seated Giant. Goya (Francisco de Goya y Lucientes) James Voorhies. Department of European Paintings, The Metropolitan Museum of Art. October 2003. Francisco José de Goya y Lucientes (1746–1828) is regarded as the most important Spanish artist of the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries.
Regarded as one of the most remarkable artists from the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries, Francisco Goya (1746–1828) is renowned for his prolific activity as a draftsman and printmaker, producing about nine hundred drawings and three hundred prints during his long career.
Mar 30, 1746 - Apr 16, 1828. Francisco José de Goya y Lucientes was a Spanish romantic painter and printmaker. He is considered the most important Spanish artist of the late 18th and early...
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