Francisco Goya's Accomplishments

The beginning of a new era for painting started with a man who broke all the rules of his time. The start of modern art started with Francisco Goya on march 30, 1746 when the painter without any “ism” was born. Goya was born in Fuendetodos, Spain and at the age of fourteen, he started to paint. He spent most of his teenage years in Saragossa. Goya would paint imitations of painting from his favorite artists to improve his painting skills. He traveled to Rome and Italy to better his painting skills. In Rome, he studied classic works. He entered an art contest but did not win. Goya in 1789 started to work at the royal court painting portraits of nobles. He quickly gained popularity at court with his paintings. He became deaf after he became ill