Francisco
Goya is widely known as"the Father of Modern Art.," He
began his painting career just after the late Baroque
period. Much of his artwork would become extremely influential
on 19th century artists. Two trends dominated the art
of his contradictory; they actually were not. Together
they represented the reaction against previous conceptions
of art and the desire for a new form of expression.
In order to understand the scope of Goya's art, and to
appreciate the principles which governed his development
and tremendous versatility, it is essential to realise
that his work extended over a period of more than 60 years,
for he continued to draw and paint until his 82nd year.
He was born in Zaragoza, Spain but later immigrated to
France. He found under the artist José Luzán, from whom
he learned to draw and as was customary, copied prints
of several masters. His strength lies in that he knew
the rules of artistic expression before he broke them
for a new style.
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