The importance
of his work lies with his attitude towards life. In his youth,
when he accepted the world as it was quite happily, in his manhood
when he began to criticise it, and in his old age became embittered
and disillusioned with people and society.
This was because after the defeat of Napoleon, the ideals that
Degoya had shown for society and his fellow man were once again
replaced by royalty and oppression. This lead greatly to his work
which is greatly romantic.
