Francisco de Goya y Lucientes

Spanish painter and printmaker (1746–1828), court painter to the Spanish Crown, known for works addressing war, society, and the human condition.

Born in Fuendetodos, Aragon (1746). Died in Bordeaux, France (1828). Appointed a court painter in Spain and produced major bodies of work including prints (Los Caprichos) and the Pinturas Negras (Black Paintings).

One DeBaser review (KyraCollins) reads Goya's El tres de mayo de 1808 en Madrid as powerfully dramatic and subjectively charged. The review argues for an expressionist reading and praises Goya's technique and use of light. It situates the painting as pivotal in how war is depicted in art. The reviewer gives a balanced, reflective account rather than an unqualified celebration.

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