Goya was born unexpectedly in his mother’s birthplace, Fuendetodos. His parents, Braulio José Goya, a gilder; and Gracia Lucientes, from a family of wealthy farmers, actually lived in Zaragoza, where [+]
Considered the maximum representative of rococo painting in Rome during the first half of the 18th century and a referent for various generations of Spanish painters, this artist produced abundant oil [+]
He is the son of the altarpiece painter Agustín Esteve Torralba and of María Marqués. He descends from a family of artists dating back to the 15th century. His training began under the guidance of his [+]
Born into a modest family, he attended drawing classes offered by the Committee for the Preparation of the Founding of the Academy of San Fernando. There, he became a protege of José Carvajal y Lancas [+]
This Spanish painter began his studies in Zaragoza at the workshop of Bohemian painter Juan Andrés Merklein. He also studied drawing with José Luzán Martínez. In 1758, he obtained a two-year pension t [+]