Francisco Jose Goya y Lucientes

Francisco was born in a small village Fuendetodos. Goya was the son of Jose, his mother, Don Vicente Gracia Lucientes Spanish came from a poor noble family. In 1763, Goya moved to Madrid, where he tried to get into the Academy of San Fernando. Seven years later, in 1770 the young Goya went to Italy. He visited Milan, Bologna, Naples and Rome. In Rome, he studied at the Polish artist Tadeusz Kuntze - Konicz.

In April 1771, took part in a competition announced by the Academy of Fine Arts in Parma. His work has received the second prize in recognition of the skills of the young painter's colors. He returned to Spain as a distinguished painter in Italy.

In 1773, Francisco de Goya married to Joseph Bayern. They had five children, of whom only one survived: the son Javier.

In 1783, the painter went to Arenas de San Pedro. This is where the recognition of members of the royal family marked the beginning of the meteoric rise of Goya. Since then, everyone wanted to have portraits painted by the royal painter.

The stunning success of the painter, but the dependence on the monarch in 1792 was interrupted by serious illness of a Goya. He fought for almost a year of death, paralysis and blindness. After some time he came to health, but only partially, still remained deaf, but deaf sharpened his sensitivity even more visual.

After a year he returned to Goya painting. In 1795, he was director of the Academy of San Fernando. Two years later, abandoned Goya returned to the capital of Spain and created a series of 80 etchings published in 1799 Follies.

During the Napoleonic Wars Francisco created its most dramatic series of etchings The Disasters of War.

In 1824, 78 - year-old Goya Quinta del Sordo left, and Spain and settled in Bordeaux, along with the 36 - year old Leokadia and 10 - year old Maria del Rosario. There was a series of drawings Tauronachia. There is also a series of Goya etchings Disparates ended, which was released along with the horrors of war after his death.

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