Francisco de Goya

Francisco Jose de Goya y Lucientes
1746-1828

Studies

Under Jose Luzan, Zaragoza Spain about 1760
Under Francisco Bayeu, Madrid Spain

Career

Royal tapestry Factory, 1770-1771
The Royal Academy of Fine Art, 1780
Spanish Court Painter, as "First Painter" 1799

Goya is considered one of the last of the Old Masters and the first of the Modern Movement. He utilized bold painting techniques and was the subject of controversy due to his subversive subject matter.