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| Goya y Lucientes, Francisco de |
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| Part of the Web Gallery of Art, this web page presents a biography of the Spanish painter, Francisco Goya. Find out why Goya is considered "the most powerful and original European artist of his time." You will also learn about an important turning point in his career when an illness left him deaf, and he began to be preoccupied with the morbid and bizarre subjects that are such major features of his mature works. In addition to the comprehensive biography, you can also click on the "Works" box in the upper right corner to see examples of his artwork. |
| Topic: Artists--Spain; Goya, Francisco,--1746-1828 |
| URL: http://www.wga.hu/frames-e.html?/bio/g/goya/biograph.html |
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| Spanish Art and Artists |
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| Enchanted Learning has a collection of pictures and facts about Spanish art and artists. In this collection you will find biographies on Spanish artists Pablo Picasso, Joan Miro, and information on Salvador Dali and Francisco Goya. You will also have fun looking at the coloring pages that you can print and color or paint online. There are four of Picasso's work, one of Dali's, two of Miro's, and one of Goya's. Although all of the art was produced by Spanish artists, they are all very different and unique. |
| Topic: Art, Spanish; Artists--Spain; Dali, Salvador,--1904-1989; Painting, Spanish; Picasso, Pablo,--1881-1973; Spanish art; Spanish painting |
| URL: http://www.enchantedlearning.com/artists/spain.shtml |
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| The Metropolitan Museum of Art- Special Exhibitions: Manet/Velazquez: The French Taste for Spanish Painting |
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| The Metropolitan Museum of Art is hosting an exhibit that will discuss the impact of seventeenth century Spanish painting on nineteenth century French artists. This is the first major exhibition of its kind and will feature 240 paintings and art works on paper. This site is the official site of the museum. There is information about the details of the exhibits. There are also links to read an overview of the exhibition, view images from the exhibition or visit the online Met Store to view the related publication. |
| Topic: Artists--Spain; Painting, Spanish; Spanish painting |
| URL: http://www.metmuseum.org/special/se_event.asp?OccurrenceId={6B091EF7-4BB0-11D6-9419-00902786BF44} |
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| Goya, Francisco de |
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| You will learn about the leading Spanish painter and etcher of the late eighteenth century, Francisco de Goya, from this web site. Find out about his early life and education as well as the high points of his career. You will also discover the wide range of his style and the names of some his most famous works. The web site features one of his self-portraits, and you can also click on the links on the right to see more examples of his paintings. |
| Topic: Artists--Spain; Goya, Francisco,--1746-1828 |
| URL: http://www.nationalgallery.org.uk/server.php?show=ConConstituent.668 |