Fun Facts About Francisco Goya
- When the Spanish consul reported that Francisco Goya's skull was missing, officials in Madrid wired back: "Send Goya, with or without head." His body was reburied in Madrid in 1919.[1]
- Goya painted his 14 Black Paintings in oil directly onto the plaster walls of his house, the House of the Deaf Man. They now hang in the Prado.[1]
- The deaf Goya's home was called the House of the Deaf Man, but not because of him: the name came from a nearby farmhouse that also belonged to a deaf man.[1]
- Goya's La maja desnuda has been called the first totally profane life-size female nude in Western art. In 1813 the Inquisition confiscated it as obscene.[1]
- Goya failed to win a scholarship, so he went to Rome at his own expense.[1]
- Goya first gained attention designing some 42 tapestry patterns for the Royal Tapestry Factory, work that was neither prestigious nor well paid.[1]
- Francisco Goya was alive at the same time as Louis Pasteur — their lives overlapped for 6 years (1822–1828).[1][2][3][4]
- Francisco Goya shares a birthday with Vincent van Gogh: both were born on March 30.[1][2][5][6]
Francisco José de Goya y Lucientes was a Spanish romantic painter and printmaker. He is considered the most important Spanish artist of the late 18th and early 19th centuries. His paintings, drawings, and engravings reflected contemporary historical upheavals and influenced important 19th- and 20th-century painters. Goya is often referred to as the last of the Old Masters and the first of the moderns. He is widely regarded as one of the most influential figures in the history of Western art.[1]
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Questions About Francisco Goya
When was Francisco Goya born?
Francisco Goya was born on March 30, 1746, and died on April 16, 1828.
How old was Francisco Goya at death?
Francisco Goya was born on March 30, 1746, and died on April 16, 1828, at age 82.
What was Francisco Goya known for?
Francisco Goya was known for: Spanish Romantic painter. Francisco José de Goya y Lucientes was a Spanish romantic painter and printmaker. He is considered the most important Spanish artist of the late 18th and early 19th centuries. His paintings, drawings, and engravings reflected contemporary historical upheavals and influenced important 19th- and 20th-century painters. Goya is often referred to as the last of the Old Masters and the first of the moderns. He is widely regarded as one of the most influential figures in the history of Western art.
Who was alive at the same time as Francisco Goya?
Francisco Goya's closest contemporary was Thomas Jefferson. Their lives overlapped for 80 years.
Sources
- Francisco Goya — Wikipedia. Text available under CC BY-SA 4.0
- Francisco Goya (Q5432) — Wikidata
- Louis Pasteur — Wikipedia
- Louis Pasteur (Q529) — Wikidata
- Vincent van Gogh — Wikipedia
- Vincent van Gogh (Q5582) — Wikidata
- Portrait: Vicente López Portaña - el pintor Francisco de Goya.jpg — Wikimedia Commons. Vicente López Portaña, Public domain