Goya 1746

Francisco de Goya

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  • BIRTH

    BIRTH
    Francisco José de Goya y Lucientes. He was born in Fuendetodos, Zaragoza.

  • ACADEMY

    ACADEMY
    Goya entered the painting academy of Zaragoza, when he was thirteen years old, and made his first paintings.

  • TRAVEL TO ITALY

    TRAVEL TO ITALY
    He traveled to Italy and he worked as a painter of cartons for the tapestries of Real Fabrica De Tapices De Santa Bárbara.

  • MARRY

    MARRY
    He went to Madrid to marry Josefa Bayeu. They had 6 children.

  • ROYAL PINTOR

    ROYAL PINTOR
    He returned to Madrid where he became a Royal Painter.

  • INHERITOR

    INHERITOR
    Javier Goya, heir to the painter, was born.

  • ACADEMY SAN FERNANDO

    ACADEMY SAN FERNANDO
    he entered the San Fernando Academy.

  • ILL

    ILL
    A serious illness that afflicted him And led him to approach a more creative and original painting.

  • DARK PERIOD

    DARK PERIOD
    Goya suffered what they called the Dark Period, due to different factors such as War.

  • THE COLOSSUS

    THE COLOSSUS
    he painted a painting that received much merit; "The Colossus"

  • HIS WIFE DIES

    HIS WIFE DIES
    his wife Josefa dies

  • TRES DE MAYO

    TRES DE MAYO
    pintó uno de sus cuadrosmásfamosos ; “El Tres De Mayo”

  • PUBLIC LIFE

    PUBLIC LIFE
    retires from public life. Having worked for José Bonaparte

  • TRAVEL TO BORDEAUX

    TRAVEL TO BORDEAUX
    he moved to Bordeaux where he lived until his death.

  • DIED

    DIED
    And he died in Bordeaux, France.