Francisco de Goya

(1746-1828)
Spanish painter and
printmaker
 Francisco de Goya
Designed tapestries for the Royal Tapestry Workshop for
the homes of Spanish monarchs
Became Court Painter for Rey Carlos IV
In 1792 he contracted cholera or encephalitis and
became deaf (Modern physicians believe that the lead in
his paints could have caused his deafness.)
Style- very realistic (very detailed subjects, but the
background is only roughly indicated)
He loved the color black.
He loved to paint women in traditional Spanish clothing.
Autorretratos de Goya
La Duquesa de Alba Don Manuel Osorio Manrique
de Zuiga
La maja desnuda
La maja vestida
El quitasol
La familia de Carlos IV
Analisis de La familia de Carlos IV
 El 2 de mayo, 1808
The French
Mamelukes
were
invading
Spain. The
citizens
attacked the
charging
French
forces.
Goya may or
may not
have been
present.
El 3 de mayo, 1808
Goya painted
these two works
14 years after
they occurred.
He was outraged
by the French
treatment of the
Spaniards.
Notice the great
detail. What
draws your
focus? Why?
The Burial of the Sardine
This work had nothing
to do with a funeral.
It is associated with
the end of Carnaval/
the beginning of Lent.
Goya attempts to
show how easily
civility can turn to
chaos.
Disasters of War: There is no
Remedy
This was part of a
series of prints
that show the
atrocities of war.
 Autorretrato con Dr. Arrieta
The inscription at the
bottom reads, Goya in
gratitude to his friend
Arrieta: for the skill and
care with which he saved
his life during his acute
and dangerous illness,
suffered at the end of the
year 1819, at the age of
73.
 Saturn Devouring His Son
Painted after a mental
breakdown late in his
life.
His deafness greatly
affected him along
with another ailment
which came back
from time to time.