Francisco’s work is defined by its 18th century sensibility — an enduring influence on generations that followed. Most artists are dead; following is a declaration of love.

Boy on a Ram
Francisco José de Goya y Lucientes (Spanish, 1746–1828)

Friar Pedro Shoots El Maragato as His Horse Runs Off
Francisco José de Goya y Lucientes (Spanish, 1746–1828)

Three Men Carrying a Wounded Soldier, from the Images of Spain, Album F
Francisco José de Goya y Lucientes Spanish, 1746-1828

Portrait of General José Manuel Romero
Francisco José de Goya y Lucientes (Spanish, 1746–1828)

The Sleep of Reason Produces Monsters, plate 43 from Los Caprichos
Francisco José de Goya y Lucientes Spanish, 1746-1828

Winter Scene
Francisco José de Goya y Lucientes (Spanish, 1746–1828)

El Maragato Threatens Friar Pedro de Zaldivia with His Gun
Francisco José de Goya y Lucientes (Spanish, 1746–1828)

Friar Pedro Binds El Maragato with a Rope
Francisco José de Goya y Lucientes (Spanish, 1746–1828)

Friar Pedro Offers Shoes to El Maragato and Prepares to Push Aside His Gun
Francisco José de Goya y Lucientes (Spanish, 1746–1828)

Be Careful with that Step!
Francisco José de Goya y Lucientes Spanish, 1746-1828

Friar Pedro Clubs El Maragato with the Butt of the Gun
Francisco José de Goya y Lucientes (Spanish, 1746–1828)

The Hanged Monk
Francisco José de Goya y Lucientes (Spanish, 1746–1828)

Here Comes the Bogeyman, plate three from Los Caprichos
Francisco José de Goya y Lucientes Spanish, 1746-1828

Friar Pedro Wrests the Gun from El Maragato
Francisco José de Goya y Lucientes (Spanish, 1746–1828)

Portrait of Isidoro Maiquez
Francisco José de Goya y Lucientes (Spanish, 1746–1828)

A Heroic Feat! With Dead Men!, plate 39 from The Disasters of War
Francisco José de Goya y Lucientes Spanish, 1746-1828

A Bad Night, plate 36 from Los Caprichos
Francisco José de Goya y Lucientes Spanish, 1746-1828

Bury them and keep quiet, plate 18 from The Disasters of War
Francisco José de Goya y Lucientes Spanish, 1746-1828

The Agility and Audacity of Juanito Apinani in the ring at Madrid, plate 20 from The Art of Bullfighting
Francisco José de Goya y Lucientes Spanish, 1746-1828

The Garrotted Man
Francisco José de Goya y Lucientes Spanish, 1746-1828