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Francisco de Goya (1746-1828) - Spanish painter and printmaker of the late 18th and early 19th centuries. Goya is known for his powerful and expressive style, which combined elements of the traditional and the modern. He produced a series of prints "Los Caprichos" (1799) and "The Disasters of War" (1810-1820), which are considered masterpieces of printmaking. Goya's later works were considered controversial for their dark, disturbing, and satirical nature.

Francisco Goya (1746–1828) found himself with a long career being a romantic painter, printmaker, commentator, and chronicler. With most of his works done in the late 18th century and the early 19th century, Francisco Goya was termed as the last of the Old Masters and first of the modern. Francisco Goya was very successful as a painter and his works on portraits were extraordinary.

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1810
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Nasjonalmuseet for Kunst Arkitektur og Design
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