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25 Art, Goya

Francisco Goya

Francisco Goya was born in Fuendetodos, Aragón, Spain, on 30 March 1746 to José Benito de Goya y Franque and Gracia de Lucientes y Salvador.The family had moved that year from the city of Zaragoza, but there is no record why; likely José was commissioned to work there. They were lower middle class. José was the son of a notary and of Basque origin, his ancestors being from Zerain, earning ...

Goya's Black Paintings The Art Blog

Goya’s black paintings series is a great example that proves this theory. Francisco Goya, the most important Spanish artist of late 18th and early 19th centuries, has been crowned by many as the last of the Old Masters and the father of modern art. The enigmatic and dark series, the Black Paintings, are the natural outcome of his life.

The Red Boy, the Black Cat Volume 25, Number 6—June 2019

Such tension appears in many of Goya’s portraits. Art critic and historian Laura Cumming notes “That Francisco de Goya . . . was a portrait painter first to last is a truth often neglected,” but she also observes a “strain of weirdness” in his portraits.

25th Goya Awards

The 25th Goya Awards were given on 13 February 2011 to honour the best in Spanish films of 2010. Black Bread (Pa negre) by Agustí Villaronga won nine awards, including Best Film and Best Director.

Francisco de Goya (1746–1828) and the Spanish

22.60.25(26) 30.95.242 ... Goya traveled to Cádiz in Andalusia with Sebastián Martínez y Pérez, a wealthy businessman and art collector. Goya’s remarkable portrait of his friend captures the subject’s likeness and intensity by emphasizing his personal expression, inner character, and humanity. His social standing is conveyed in his ...