Story Of "Goya " And Arts

 Francisco De Goya y Lucientes (b. March 30, 1746, Fuendetodos, Spain--d. April 16, 1828, Bordeaux, Fr.), consummately Spanish artist whose multifarious paintings, drawings, and engravings reflected contemporary historical upheavals and influenced important 19th- and 20th-century painters.

Like Velazquez, Goya was a Spanish court painter whose best work was done apart from his official duties. He is known for his scenes of violence, especially those prompted by the French invasion of Spain. The series of etchings Los desastres de la guerra ("The Disasters of War", 1810-14) records the horrors of the Napoleonic invasion. His masterpieces in painting include The Naked Maja and The Clothed Maja (c. 1800-05). He also painted charming portraits such as Senora Sabasa Garcia.

For the bold technique of his paintings, the haunting satire of his etchings, and his belief that the artist's vision is more important than tradition, Goya is often     called "the first of the moderns." His uncompromising portrayal of his times marks the beginning of 19th-century realism.

Art Gallary

The Clothed Maja (La Maja Vestida)	Witches In The Air	Saturn Devouring His Sons	The Colossus
Charles IV And His Family	A Lunatic behind Bars	A Butcher's Counter	May 3 1808
Self-Portrait I	The Duchess Of Alba 1	Portrait of Mariano Goya, the Artist's Grandson	Witches Sabbath
Portrait of the Duke of Wellington	Hobgoblins	Don Manuel Osorio Manrique De Zuniga	A Pilgrimage to San Isidro (detail 1)
La reina Maria Luisa con mantilla	Blind Guitarist	Here Comes the Bogey-Man	All Will Fall
Chained Prisoner	Nude Woman Holding a Mirror	Atropos (The Fates)	Allegory of the City of Madrid
Nude Maja	El Sueno de la razon produce monstruos (The sleep of...	And So Was His Grandfather	The Duchess of Alba and Her Duenna
Dona Isabel Cobos De Porcel	The Bewitched Man	The Madhouse	Two Old Women Eating from a Bowl
Duel with Cudgels	The queen Maria Luisa	The Miracle Of St Anthony	The Esquilache Riots
Caprichos Plate 10 Love And Death	Crucified Christ	Les Vieilles or Time and the Old Women	Senora Sabasa Garcia
A Pilgrimage to San Isidro (detail 2)	A Procession of Flagellants	The Bravery of Martincho in the Ring of Saragassa (Tauromaquia...	The Yard Of A Madhouse
Maja y celestina al balcón	Portrait of Fernando VIII	Portrait of Carlos IV with a horse	Fire At Night
A Pilgrimage to San Isidro	The Adoration Of The Name Of The Lord	Caprichos Plate 23 Those Specks Of Dust	The Conjuration
Jose de Urrutia y de las Casas general	Birds of a Feather	Caprichos Plate 1 Francisco Goya Y Lucientes	Bartolome Sureda y Miserol
Truth Has Died (Murio la verdad)	Caprichos Plate 12 Out Hunting For Teeth	And His House Is on Fire	Still life with sheep's head
The Duchess Of Alba 2	The Wedding	Portrait of a Lady with a Fan	Blind Man's Buff
The Parasol	The Great He-Goat	Birth Of The Virgin	Picador Caught By The Bull
Be Quick, They Are Waking up	Asmodea	Incantation	Feminine Folly (Disparate Feminino)
Caprichos Plate 42 They Who Cannot	The Quail Shoot	The Bullfight	And Still They Don't Go!
Antonia Zarate	Caprichos Plate 43 The Sleep Of Reason Produces Monsters	Clothed Maja	The Second Of May 1808
The Family Of The Duke Of Osuna	Self Portrait	Caprichos Plate 68 Lovely Teacher	A Walk In Andalusia
Gumersinda Goicoechea, Goya's Daughter-in-Law	Self Portrait In The Workshop	The Snowstorm	Bernardo de Iriarte
Caprichos Plate 40 Of What Ill Will He Die	The Straw Manikin	The Duke And Duchess Of Osuna And Their Children	Blind Man Playing The Guitar
Caprichos Plate 44 They Spin Finely	Caprichos Plate 24 Nothing Could Be Done About It	Caprichos Plate 17 It Is Nicely Stretched