Goya

Francisco de Goya y Lucientes (1746–1826) was one of the most important Spanish artists of the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries. He served as a painter to Kings Charles III and Charles IV and became renowned for his remarkable portraits and his work as an engraver. Goya's artistic development encompassed several styles, from the delicate elegance of Rococo to expressive realism and the dark, dramatic atmosphere of Romanticism. His distinctive vision, technical mastery, and bold treatment of human experience established him as one of the great masters of European art.