Martínez, his teacher. He learned to paint by copying the styles of other artists, such as Diego Velázquez and Rembrandt. Afterwards, Goya moved to Madrid. There, he worked with fellow painters Francisco and Ramón Bayeu y Subías, who were brothers. He married the brothers’ sister in 1773, Josefa Bayeu. Before his marriage, he had travelled to Italy, where he entered drawing competitions (around 1770-1771). Although he failed to win these competitions, the judges still liked his art. SPANISH COURT PAINTINGS
province of Zaragoza. Goya in his early teens remained in Zaragoza and began studying painting and became a student of Jose Luzan y Martinez, a local artist who trained in Naples and later became a student, in Madrid of the court painter Francisco bayeu. He departed from Jose later on and moved to Madrid, where his brothers were and he continued to work in their studio. Goya saw an opportunity to further his art education in 1770/1771 by traveling to Italy, (Rome) where he studied the classic works
Italy to continue his art studies. Years later when he returned to Zaragoza in 1771, he painted frescoes for the local cathedral. These works, which were done in the decorative rococo tradition, established Goya's reputation. In 1773 he married Josefa Bayeu with whom he had many children of which only one survived. From 1775 to 1792 he painted cartoons for the royal tapestry factory. It was as a tapestry designer that he did his first genre paintings or scenes from everyday life. This experience made
The Liberal Spanish Court Painter, Francisco De Goya can be considered one of the most influential figures in Spanish art of the mid 18th, and early 19th Century. Goya had a lot of success early on, He became the Court painter to the Spanish Aristocracy, and after displaying his mastery became painter to the king in 1786. Francisco De Goya became one of the keen observers of the tragedies of war, in 1792 he fell victim to a mysterious illness, which almost killed him, and left him completely deaf