Francisco Goya:

Lived: 1746-1828

Spanish Artist

The most important Spanish artist of the late 1800s and the early 1900s. At age 14 he started learning under Jose Martinez in Spain. In 1793 he became deaf… and cute.

Michael Rice, Noah Brown, Mason

ARTISTIC STYLE

Francisco Goya was a Romantic painter (An artist

from the Romanticism. Influenced by Francisco

Bayeu, his artwork is sometimes seen as erratic or

unpredictable ranging from historical pieces,

portraits, and grotesque representations of the

human soul and it’s relation to torment. Used his

artistic talent to represent political and social issues.

HISTORICAL IMPORTANCE

Began in Germany and had no direct national

boundaries since it spread so quick. The idea of

Romanticism is that reason cannot explain

everything. In reaction to the Enlightenment,

Romantics searched for subconscious reasoning and

idealized the middle ages. During this time Spain

was invaded by Napoleon’s French army and Goya

depicted the Spanish uprising in the Third of May.

FAMILY OF CHARLES 4TH

An oil on canvas painting

created in 1800. It features life

sized figures of Charles IV and

his family. Him and his family

were dressed in fine clothes and

jewelry and the painting was

modeled after Velazquez’s Las

Meninas which was the setting

of royalty in a natural setting.

SLEEP OF REASON CAUSES NIGHTMARES

This piece depicted a man

asleep while writing. We see a

man sleeping peacefully as

bats and owls surround him.

Goya forces the viewer to

become a part of the painting

making the viewer feel like the

monsters also threaten them.

THIRD OF MAY

We see the Spanish uprising

when Napoleon’s French army

stormed into Spain. The scenes

of drama and tension are

created by the use of light. The

light strongly illuminates the

heroes. This piece was used as a

decorative art for the return of

Fernando VII to Madrid

M A S O N ’ S QUIZ:

1. What did Goya become after painting everyday

scenes?

2. What Shift did Goya’s art take?

3. What time period was he influenced by?

4. What did Goya’ portraits show from 1800 onward?

5. What two artists influenced him?

M A S O N ’ S ANSWERS:

1. Keen observer of human behavior

2. Jolly and Lighthearted to deeply pessimistic

3. Neoclassical

4. Direct, Psychological, and Realism

5. AntonioRaphael Mengs, Tiepolo.