Post on 02-Jan-2016
Francisco Goya:
Lived: 1746-1828
Spanish Artist
The most important Spanish artist of the late 1800s and the early 1900s. At age 14 he started learning under Jose Martinez in Spain. In 1793 he became deaf… and cute.
Michael Rice, Noah Brown, Mason
ARTISTIC STYLE
Francisco Goya was a Romantic painter (An artist
from the Romanticism. Influenced by Francisco
Bayeu, his artwork is sometimes seen as erratic or
unpredictable ranging from historical pieces,
portraits, and grotesque representations of the
human soul and it’s relation to torment. Used his
artistic talent to represent political and social issues.
HISTORICAL IMPORTANCE
Began in Germany and had no direct national
boundaries since it spread so quick. The idea of
Romanticism is that reason cannot explain
everything. In reaction to the Enlightenment,
Romantics searched for subconscious reasoning and
idealized the middle ages. During this time Spain
was invaded by Napoleon’s French army and Goya
depicted the Spanish uprising in the Third of May.
FAMILY OF CHARLES 4TH
An oil on canvas painting
created in 1800. It features life
sized figures of Charles IV and
his family. Him and his family
were dressed in fine clothes and
jewelry and the painting was
modeled after Velazquez’s Las
Meninas which was the setting
of royalty in a natural setting.
SLEEP OF REASON CAUSES NIGHTMARES
This piece depicted a man
asleep while writing. We see a
man sleeping peacefully as
bats and owls surround him.
Goya forces the viewer to
become a part of the painting
making the viewer feel like the
monsters also threaten them.
THIRD OF MAY
We see the Spanish uprising
when Napoleon’s French army
stormed into Spain. The scenes
of drama and tension are
created by the use of light. The
light strongly illuminates the
heroes. This piece was used as a
decorative art for the return of
Fernando VII to Madrid
M A S O N ’ S QUIZ:
1. What did Goya become after painting everyday
scenes?
2. What Shift did Goya’s art take?
3. What time period was he influenced by?
4. What did Goya’ portraits show from 1800 onward?
5. What two artists influenced him?
M A S O N ’ S ANSWERS:
1. Keen observer of human behavior
2. Jolly and Lighthearted to deeply pessimistic
3. Neoclassical
4. Direct, Psychological, and Realism
5. AntonioRaphael Mengs, Tiepolo.