Francisco de Goya was born in Fuendetodos, Spain on March 30, 1746. His dad was a painter, and his mom came from a noble family. Theres not a lot
of information about his childhood. He went to school in Zaragoza at the Escuelas Pias. He started his actual art education when he was 14, when he was chosen to be an apprentice to Jose Luzan. Who was a talented but little known painter. Francisco spent 4 years apprenticing with Jose Luzan.
Francisco went to Madrid in 1763 because he hoped to win a prize at the Academy of san Fernando. He ended up not winning but he did meet Francisco Bayeu. He had a great affect on Francisco Goya's early style of painting, he also was responsible for Goya's participation in the fresco decoration of the Church of the Virgin in El Pilar in Zaragoza.
Goya returned to Spain about 1773 and participated in several other fresco projects, including that for the Charterhouse of Aula Dei, near Zaragoza, in 1774. There paintings prefigure those of......

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