Francisco de Goya Oil Paintings [1]

Goya, Francisco de
Francisco José de Goya y Lucientes (30 March 1746 - 16 April 1828) was a Spanish painter and printmaker regarded both as the last of the Old Masters and as the first of the moderns. Goya was a court painter to the Spanish Crown and a chronicler of history. The subversive and subjective element in his art, as well as his bold handling of paint, provided a model for the work of later generations of artists, notably Manet and Picasso. Goya was born in Fuendetodos, Aragón, Spain, in 1746 to José Benito de Goya y Franque and Gracia de Lucientes y Salvador. He spent his childhood in Fuendetodos, where his family lived in a house bearing the family crest of his mother. His father earned his living as a gilder. About 1749, the family bought a house in the city of Zaragoza and some years later moved into it. Goya attended school at Escuelas Pias, where he formed a close friendship with Martin Zapater, and their correspondence over the years became valuable material for biographies of Goya. At age 14, he entered apprenticeship with the painter José Luzán. He later moved to Madrid where he studied with Anton Raphael Mengs, a painter who was popular with Spanish royalty. He clashed with his master, and his examinations were unsatisfactory. Goya submitted entries for the Royal Academy of Fine Art in 1763 and 1766, but was denied entrance. He then journeyed to Rome, where in 1771 he won second prize in a painting competition organized by the City of Parma. Later that year, he returned to Zaragoza and painted a part of the cupola of the Basilica of the Pillar, frescoes of the oratory of the cloisters of Aula Dei, and the frescoes of the Sobradiel Palace. He studied with Francisco Bayeu y Subías and his painting began to show signs of the delicate tonalities for which he became famous.

Next 10 Artists :
Goyen, Jan van --- Jan van Goyen - Dutch, 1596-1656
Gozzoli, Benozzo di Lese di Sandro --- Benozzo di Lese di Sandro Gozzoli - 1453 - 1478
Greco, El --- El Greco - Greece, 1541 - 1614
Greuze, Jean-Baptiste --- Jean-Baptiste Greuze - French painter, 1725-1805
Grien, Hans Baldung --- Hans Baldung Grien - Germany, 1484 - 1545
Grimmer, Abel --- Abel Grimmer - 1570-died circa 1619
Grimmer, Jacob --- Jacob Grimmer - born circa 1525-1590
Grimshaw, John Atkinson --- John Atkinson Grimshaw - English Painter, 1836-1893
Grubacs, Carlo --- Carlo Grubacs - Italian, 1810-died circa 1870
Grunewald, Matthias --- Matthias Grunewald - Germany, 1470 - 1528

Information:
Our artists can turn your photographs or print into beautiful portrait paintings. A portrait painting to be nice remembered, a portrait from photo keep your smile on paintings for ever. Give your lover a pleasantly surprised, please select our top quality oil portrait paintings as a gift. Different sizes and subjects available or customized according to clients' requirements. We can do all styles and subjects: People, Landscape, Still life, Portrait, Impressionism, Abstract, classical paintings, Seascapes, Cityscapes, romantic sceneries, flowers, fruits, winebottle, animals, horse, monkey, tiger, dog, chicken, and modern oil paintings, religious paintings, art deco, oil paintings with figures and nudes, contemporary artworks, realistic paintings by photo. Choose best material for all the paintings, Attractive image and vivid color, assured quality.