Francisco Goya, considered to be "the Father of Modern Art," began his painting career just after the late Baroque period. In expressing his thoughts and feelings frankly, as he did, he became the pioneer of new artistic tendencies which were to come to fruition in the 19th century. 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.
This assignment was supposed to be about an artist that inspire us, but I rather write about an artist that I simply admire. Since I don't know much about art, I picked Goya because of the unusual way he expressed his feelings in his paintings. He was born in Zaragoza, Spain, and survived by living of his works of art in Rome.
"Saturn Devouring One of His Sons"
"El Aquelarre"
