Francisco Goya Research Paper
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Susan Manjarrez
Marc McGrath
Humanities 1
16 October 2014
Research Paper Goya: The life and Work of the Spanish Painter In the world created by Francisco Jose De Goya y Lucientes there existed no boundaries.
Through much of Goya’s artistic body of work we can see diversity, mystery and honesty fueled entirely by his attitude. He is greatly known for his enriched paintings, etchings and lithographs, which he did excessively, dramatically and emotionally. He left no stone unturned in terms of portraying society at the time. The biggest influence to him was the dark and bright side of human nature to which he used frequently as his subject matter. He shed a new …show more content…
Although his place in the arts is debatable, his work was ahead of his time, and lured in many for a life enhancing participative experience. Much of what surrounded Goya during his early life plays a pivotal role into what shaped him, and encouraged his first major steps as an artist in his later adult years. Goya was born in the small village of Fuendetodos Aragon, Spain on March 30, 1749. Although, he spent most of his humble childhood in the larger city of Saragossa, Spain. Goya’s family included his father Jose
Benito de Goya y Franque, his mother Gracia de Lucientes y Salvador, and his siblings Jacinta,
Rita, and Carmilo. Most of Goya’s childhood is unknown until his early teens, but his earliest creative inspiration was said to have been his father who was a master gilder for a grand cathedral in Aragon. His mother was also an inspiration towards his more ambitious views, as through her side of the family were of middle nobility. In his Roman Catholic based town, he attended a Spanish community school called Pias de San Anton, where he met a famous local
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Goya’s ambitions at the time were to live in Madrid and find employment in and around the busy capitol. He thought by marrying into the family Bayeu, his colleague Francisco Bayeu, court painter, could help establish him in a similar position. To which he did, through Bayeu’s close friend and fellow royal painter, Anton Mengs. The German painter Anton Meng’s, gave Goya the opportunity to work for the Royal Tapestry Factory. His
Manjarrez 3 job was to create cartoon sketches for tapestry for the Royal Esorial Palace living rooms belonging to the future King Charles IV. He also designed for the Royal Palace of El Prado in
Spain.
His paintings had a similar design to them throughout the rest of his employment at the
Tapestry Factory, such as in A Walk in Andalusia and The Parasol. They are best described as
Whimsical, optimistic, pastoral, and created with familiar Spanish life that revolved within nature’s scenery. Around this time we start to see Goya paint from his point of view, rather than from actual reality. A particular style which he began developing while working in Madrid.
Goya continued to meet success, eventually being accepted into the Royal Academy of
Susan Manjarrez
Marc McGrath
Humanities 1
16 October 2014
Research Paper Goya: The life and Work of the Spanish Painter In the world created by Francisco Jose De Goya y Lucientes there existed no boundaries.
Through much of Goya’s artistic body of work we can see diversity, mystery and honesty fueled entirely by his attitude. He is greatly known for his enriched paintings, etchings and lithographs, which he did excessively, dramatically and emotionally. He left no stone unturned in terms of portraying society at the time. The biggest influence to him was the dark and bright side of human nature to which he used frequently as his subject matter. He shed a new …show more content…
Although his place in the arts is debatable, his work was ahead of his time, and lured in many for a life enhancing participative experience. Much of what surrounded Goya during his early life plays a pivotal role into what shaped him, and encouraged his first major steps as an artist in his later adult years. Goya was born in the small village of Fuendetodos Aragon, Spain on March 30, 1749. Although, he spent most of his humble childhood in the larger city of Saragossa, Spain. Goya’s family included his father Jose
Benito de Goya y Franque, his mother Gracia de Lucientes y Salvador, and his siblings Jacinta,
Rita, and Carmilo. Most of Goya’s childhood is unknown until his early teens, but his earliest creative inspiration was said to have been his father who was a master gilder for a grand cathedral in Aragon. His mother was also an inspiration towards his more ambitious views, as through her side of the family were of middle nobility. In his Roman Catholic based town, he attended a Spanish community school called Pias de San Anton, where he met a famous local
Manjarrez …show more content…
Goya’s ambitions at the time were to live in Madrid and find employment in and around the busy capitol. He thought by marrying into the family Bayeu, his colleague Francisco Bayeu, court painter, could help establish him in a similar position. To which he did, through Bayeu’s close friend and fellow royal painter, Anton Mengs. The German painter Anton Meng’s, gave Goya the opportunity to work for the Royal Tapestry Factory. His
Manjarrez 3 job was to create cartoon sketches for tapestry for the Royal Esorial Palace living rooms belonging to the future King Charles IV. He also designed for the Royal Palace of El Prado in
Spain.
His paintings had a similar design to them throughout the rest of his employment at the
Tapestry Factory, such as in A Walk in Andalusia and The Parasol. They are best described as
Whimsical, optimistic, pastoral, and created with familiar Spanish life that revolved within nature’s scenery. Around this time we start to see Goya paint from his point of view, rather than from actual reality. A particular style which he began developing while working in Madrid.
Goya continued to meet success, eventually being accepted into the Royal Academy of