Francisco de Goya
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ARubyBV
Last updated 6 years ago
Discipline:
Arts & Music Subject:
Artist Biographies
Grade:
8,9,10,11,12


* Apprenticed to a painter at age 14* Worked as a painter in the Royal Factory of Tapestries* Painted scenes of everyday life* Worked as a royal court artist * Painted for the rich & famous, whom he disliked intensely* Used art to draw attention to social & political problemsAdmired and copied Diego Velasquez* Went crazy and blind later in life* Painted his nightmares all over the walls in his house
Accomplishments
1746-Birth Date1760-Apprentice1771-Italy to paint1779-Painter for Royal Spanish Court1792-Becomes Deaf1795-Named Director of Royal Academy1814-Paints The Third of May1828-Death
*Considered the Father of Modern Art*The Third of May and the family of Charles IV are two of his most famous paintings
Citations
- http://www.franciscodegoya.net/- http://www.biography.com/people/francisco-de-goya-9317129
Francisco de Goya
Biography
Timeline
Art Styles
Rococo & Baroque
The Family of King Charles IV
The Third of May
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