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Francisco Goya Quotes

Painting (like poetry) chooses from universals what is most apposite. It brings together, in a singl...

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In art, there is no need for color; I see only light and shade. Give me a crayon, and I will paint y...

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Francisco Goya

Painter

Born: 1746-03-30

Died: 1828-04-16

Francisco Goya (30 March 1746 – 16 April 1828) was a Spanish painter and printmaker. He was a court painter to the Spanish Crown and a chronicler of history. His letters to Martín Zapater y Clavería [2], (1746-1803) a prosperous merchant and Goya's closest friend - spanning some 30 years, are an important private source for Goya's quotes; these letters show him at his most intimate and uninhibited.More