We all think of Goya as that guy who painted that scary painting of that creepy dude eating his son, but deep below the surface Goya painted the suffering of those who were oppressed. He believed in liberation for the weak and the outcast.
Goya painted a lot of dream-like paintings and subjects. Goya painted the horrors and tragedy of war and destruction during his time. Because he painted with much emotion, Goya did not hold back what war and destruction was really like. He included the violent bloodiness and despair of what war was like emotionally. According to Biography.com in 1779, Goya painted images called the "Los Caprichos" which displayed his stance on political and social events happening at the time. Romanticism was heavily influenced by political events because romantics were troubled by unfairness and felt their stance on social and political topics mattered greatly. Goya's artwork was very grotesque because it seems he felt life and events going on were grotesque and he wanted to paint how he felt the world was around him.
Goya started out painting in the Rocco style but after he became deaf he switched to a more dramatic, emotional style. Some sources claim this is because of his mental health deteriorating but some people also claim his mental health deteriorated because of war and horrific events going on at the time which gave him fuel for his artwork. Goya was not afraid to describe the realities of despair using intense imagery that portrayed the emotions connected with those events. He disliked the control of government and religious power which he painted about using harsh imagery because he, like other artists involved in the romanticism movement, felt strong emotions for the people the government and religion tried to oppress. However, painting a simple picture is not enough to convey the deep emotions involved with how others feel when they see others oppressed and not being able to achieve freedom.
Goya's paintings included monsters and horrific and imaginative images which represented his inner turmoil dealing with the events in his time.Goya used imagination and fantasy to paint a picture of political and social enemies who were against freedom and individuality. According to All Art, although Goya painted horrific paintings, their purpose was to show how monstrous ignorance,unfairness to others, and oppression is as well as showing how broken humans really are.
Goya started out painting in the Rocco style but after he became deaf he switched to a more dramatic, emotional style. Some sources claim this is because of his mental health deteriorating but some people also claim his mental health deteriorated because of war and horrific events going on at the time which gave him fuel for his artwork. Goya was not afraid to describe the realities of despair using intense imagery that portrayed the emotions connected with those events. He disliked the control of government and religious power which he painted about using harsh imagery because he, like other artists involved in the romanticism movement, felt strong emotions for the people the government and religion tried to oppress. However, painting a simple picture is not enough to convey the deep emotions involved with how others feel when they see others oppressed and not being able to achieve freedom.
Goya's paintings included monsters and horrific and imaginative images which represented his inner turmoil dealing with the events in his time.Goya used imagination and fantasy to paint a picture of political and social enemies who were against freedom and individuality. According to All Art, although Goya painted horrific paintings, their purpose was to show how monstrous ignorance,unfairness to others, and oppression is as well as showing how broken humans really are.
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The Complete Works. "Goya - The Complete Works - franciscodegoya.net." Franciscodegoya.net. n.d. Web. 12 Mar. 2018. <https://www.franciscodegoya.net/>
Biography. "Francisco de Goya." Biography. 2 Apr. 2014. Web. 12 Mar. 2018. <https://www.biography.com/people/francisco-de-goya-9317129>
The Art Story. "Francisco Goya Biography, Art, and Analysis of Works | The Art Story." The Art Story. n.d. Web. 12 Mar. 2018. <http://www.theartstory.org/artist-goya-francisco.htm>
Author: James Voorhies. "Francisco de Goya (1746–1828) and the Spanish Enlightenment | Essay | Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History | The Metropolitan Museum of Art." The Met’s Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History. 20 Feb. 2018. Web. 12 Mar. 2018. <https://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/goya/hd_goya.htm>
All Art. "History of Art: Neoclassicism and Romanticism - Francisco de Goya." All-art.org. n.d. Web. 12 Mar. 2018. <http://www.all-art.org/history372-5.html>
Enriqueta Harris-frankfort. "Francisco Goya | Biography & Facts." Encyclopedia Britannica. n.d. Web. 12 Mar. 2018. <https://www.britannica.com/biography/Francisco-Goya>
Wiki Art. Francisco Goya - "389 paintings, drawings and prints - WikiArt.org". Wiki Art. n.d Web. 12 Mar. 2018. <https://www.wikiart.org/en/francisco-goya>