| Style | Romanticism |
| Lived | March 30, 1746 – April 16, 1828 ( 18th - 19th century ) |
| Nationality | Spain |
| Biography |
Francisco Goya Biography |
| Prints |
Francisco Goya prints and posters |
|
|
| Paintings |
Goya's most important and well known painting is without a doubt 'The Third of May, 1808: The Execution of the Defenders of Madrid' which Goya created as a response to the killing by Napoleon of 5 000 Madrid civilians. Other famous paintings by Francisco Goya include 'The Colossus', 'The Nude Maja', 'The Clothed Maja' and 'Bullfight'. Apart from these paintings, Goya mainly created portraits.
More Francisco Goya Paintings... |
|
|
| Quote | "Fantasy, abandoned by reason, produces impossible monsters; united with it, she is the mother of the arts and the origin of marvels."
More Francisco Goya quotes...
| |
|
| Interesting |
Francisco Goya's full name is Francisco José de Goya y Lucientes.
Due to a serious illness in 1792, Francisco Goya became permanently deaf. This mental isolation actually led him to start living in his own fantasy world, leading to a new caricaturistic painting style.
Goya created the series called 'Black Paintings', executed on the walls of his house, during the last years of his life when Goya decided to live in complete seclusion. These series of paintings depicted his darkest visions.
|
|
|
| Links |
Ibiblio: Francisco Goya - Biography and paintings by the painter.
|
|
|
