Francisco Goya
“The object of my work is to report the actuality of events.”
—Francisco de Goya
One of the reasons that I chose to write about Francisco Goya was that he is from Spain. I have heard my mother tell me many times that our ancestry comes from Spain. She says that our genealogy shows that we are descended from the great military leader from Spain, El Cid. My fascination with Spain does not disappoint as I have been able to learn more about the artist born on March 30, 1746, Francisco José de Goya y Lucientes. Born in Fuendetodos, Spain to José Benito de Goya y Franque and Gracia de Lucientes y Salvador. Goya was revered and famous during his lifetime. He is sometimes referred to as the father of modern art. He was a Spanish romantic painter and printmaker regarded both as the last of the Old Masters and the first of the moderns. Over the course of his long career, Goya moved from jolly and lighthearted to deeply pessimistic and searching in his paintings, drawings, etchings, and frescoes ("Francisco De Goya (1746–1828 par. 1) .
When Goya was about fourteen years old he began to study painting. He started out by imitating and copying the great works of the masters. One of the masters that he copied was Rembrandt. After several years of working under the tutelage of Jose Luzan Martinez, he moved to Madrid, Spain. In Madrid he worked for …show more content…
He became withdrawn and while recuperating he began to paint non-commissioned portraits of women from all walks of life. He experimented with different styles of painting during this time as well. One of his experimental art styles was a series of aquatinted etchings, published in 1799 under the title Caprichos. Although Goya was part of the royal institution, he portrayed the plight of the Spanish people in his work. The 80 Caprichos prints explored the dishonesty, self-indulgence, and tyranny that was rampant in the
“The object of my work is to report the actuality of events.”
—Francisco de Goya
One of the reasons that I chose to write about Francisco Goya was that he is from Spain. I have heard my mother tell me many times that our ancestry comes from Spain. She says that our genealogy shows that we are descended from the great military leader from Spain, El Cid. My fascination with Spain does not disappoint as I have been able to learn more about the artist born on March 30, 1746, Francisco José de Goya y Lucientes. Born in Fuendetodos, Spain to José Benito de Goya y Franque and Gracia de Lucientes y Salvador. Goya was revered and famous during his lifetime. He is sometimes referred to as the father of modern art. He was a Spanish romantic painter and printmaker regarded both as the last of the Old Masters and the first of the moderns. Over the course of his long career, Goya moved from jolly and lighthearted to deeply pessimistic and searching in his paintings, drawings, etchings, and frescoes ("Francisco De Goya (1746–1828 par. 1) .
When Goya was about fourteen years old he began to study painting. He started out by imitating and copying the great works of the masters. One of the masters that he copied was Rembrandt. After several years of working under the tutelage of Jose Luzan Martinez, he moved to Madrid, Spain. In Madrid he worked for …show more content…
He became withdrawn and while recuperating he began to paint non-commissioned portraits of women from all walks of life. He experimented with different styles of painting during this time as well. One of his experimental art styles was a series of aquatinted etchings, published in 1799 under the title Caprichos. Although Goya was part of the royal institution, he portrayed the plight of the Spanish people in his work. The 80 Caprichos prints explored the dishonesty, self-indulgence, and tyranny that was rampant in the