Francisco de Goya - Paintings, Romanticism & Portraits
Sometimes called the father of modern art, Spanish artist Francisco de Goya painted royal portraits as well as more subversive works in late 1700s and early 1800s.
Who Was Francisco de Goya?A famed painter in his own lifetime, Francisco de Goya began his art studies as a teenager and even spent time in Rome, Italy, to advance his skills. In the 1770s, Goya began to work for the Spanish royal court.