Goya is one of the greatest Spanish painters who lived in a very dramatic time in the
history Spain. The changes in history affected the works of this artist throughout the
course of his life in addition to many obstacles that he had to overcome in his personal
When the works of Goya are examined as a whole, individuals could see that this
artist lived his career through the baroque period and advanced to the romantic period.
Goya's works would be influenced with the pass of time and also the maturing of his
character (Gassier,15). The works of Goya ranged from royal portraits, melancholically
images in oils, satirical drawings, engravings of the revolution and paintings of war
Goya was born on March 30, 1746 at a small town south of Saragossa called
Fuendetodos. Not much is known about his childhood nor about his movement of
residence to Saragossa later on his life with his family. His family moved to the city to
find a better living . Goya must have been around three to five years old at the
Goyas works included portraits of royal figures, and one of his greatest portraits
was Charles IV and his Family. In this portrait Goya is influenced by Velazques who he
considered to be the best painter of all time (Gassier, 22). Goya portraits King Charles
IV and his family not in an idealistic form but rather in a realistic form which shows each
of the members of the royal family with their face expressions showing how they really
are in character (Harris, 14). The detail of this painting in each family member shows
the talent that Goya possessed . One example in the portrait is the face of Queen Maria
Luisa which Goya portraits it with a double chin, fat arms, thick neck and overall not so
attractive features (Schickel,74). This work of art has Goya himself in the painting
besides the royal family working on a painting. This could very well be a copy t
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