1. Francisco De Goya Father Of Modern Art

2. Francisco was born on May 30, 1746 in Fuendetodos Spain. His mothers name wasJosé Benito de Goya y Franque and Gracia de Lucientes y Salvador Shortly after his birth his parents moved to a nearby city called Zaragoza Picture from intuitionlight.com

3. It wasn’t until he began attending his school called EscuelasPias that he took a slight interest in art especially “painting” At the age of 14 he left home and joined forces with Anton Raphael Mengs

4. He worked on several projects With Mengs but their enternship soon came to a halt. It has been stated that upon his completion of his work with Mengs.He applied to the Academy of Fine Arts but was rejected.

5. He later joined forces with another painter named Jose Luzan. He worked several years for him but that to soon came to a halt. He Decided to move to Madrid Spain in search of new opportunites.

6. Upon his arrival to Madrid he joined forces with his two brothers Francisco and Ramon in their art studio. During his time there he became fascinated by their sister Josefa and later marrying her.

7. His married made him feel as if he had a purpose in life he created 42 pieces of art within 5 yrs of being married

8. He became interested in the misfortunes of the war and how the people where being treated

11. This quote has been stated by an Unknown source “Over the course of his long career, Goya moved from jolly and lighthearted to deeply pessimistic and searching in his paintings, drawings, etchings, and frescoes.”

12. Goya praticedart until his death in 1828 some say he will always be the “Father of Modern Art”