Francisco Goya

✶March 30, 1746

†April 16, 1828

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About their life

Francisco José de Goya y Lucientes was a Spanish romantic painter and printmaker. He is considered the most important Spanish artist of the late 18th and early 19th centuries. His paintings, drawings, and engravings reflected contemporary historical upheavals and influenced important 19th- and 20th-century painters. Goya is often referred to as the last of the Old Masters and the first of the moderns. He is widely regarded as one of the most influential figures in the history of Western art.

Spanish painter and printmaker (1746–1828)

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Biography from the article Francisco Goya on the English Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.