Goya

Franciso Goya (1746-1828), born in the province aragon of spain, a painter of the romantic period, he was the court painter for Carlos III and IV, he also did many other portraits of famous people such as the Duquess of Alba who was the wife of the prime minster, Manuel Godoy. His artworks reflect the different phases that he went through his artistic career, this includes 1)depictions of the daily life of the people who lived in madrid(very realistic), 2. portraits of the royal family such as Carlos iv, between his 2nd phase and 3rd he lost his hearing which affected his works greatly 3) etchings ( a series know as //los Caprichos)// 4) black paintings, we see the impact of the dehumanization of the world which is cause by the war of independence between france and spain.

The most argued artwork of Goya is the Nude maja, the reason why is that during this time period this was considered as a scandolus act, because women were not tipcially portrayed nude. This is why he created the Clothed Maja which is painted with careless brushstrokes of the face of the maja. Most people debated that this women portrayed in these two artworks is the lover of Goya, The duquess of Alba, but their is no evidence to make such acusation.

Major Works: Saturn Devouring his children- one out of 14 black paintings he had displayed in his house, this one specifally was placed on the wall of his dining room. The royal family of carlos iv- portrait( Goya is shown in the back of the painting) The sleep of reasons produces monsters- etching, show irationality The Third of May 1808- black painting, French Revolution The Nude Maja and The Clothed Maja- portrait

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