1. Goya
... saw around him--or fantasies that swarmed through his demon-ridden dreams. To begin to understand what inspired Goyas drastic changes in his painting style one must first examine the political events in his lifetime, examine his paintings, and finally consider the emotional events which occupied him during his ... met on a trip to Madrid in 1766 . Goya became was a much esteemed at court especially as portrait painter. He now abandoned Rococo for Neo-Baroque style based on Vela¡zquez and Rembrandt, the masters he came to admire the most. As seen in The Family of Charles IV (fig2) which d...
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