To occupy my imagination, which has been depressed by dwelling on my misfortunes, and to compensate at least in part for some of the considerable exp… - Francisco Goya

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To occupy my imagination, which has been depressed by dwelling on my misfortunes, and to compensate at least in part for some of the considerable expenses I have incurred, I set myself to painting a series of cabinet pictures.. ..they depict themes that cannot usually be dealt with in commissioned works, where 'capricho' [whim] and invention do not have much of a role to play. I thought of sending them to the academy..

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About Francisco Goya

Francisco Goya (30 March 1746 – 16 April 1828) was a Spanish painter and printmaker. He was a court painter to the Spanish Crown and a chronicler of history. His letters to Martín Zapater y Clavería , (1746-1803) a prosperous merchant and Goya's closest friend - spanning some 30 years, are an important private source for Goya's quotes; these letters show him at his most intimate and uninhibited.

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Native Name: Francisco José de Goya y Lucientes
Alternative Names: Francisco Goya Lucientes • Francisco de Goya y Lucientes • Francisco José Goya Lucientes • Goya • Francisco Goya y Lucientes • Ko-ya • Fransisko Goiia-i-Lusientes • Fransisko Khose de Goiia • Francisco Jose y Lucientes de Goya • Francisco Jose de Goya y Lucientes • Fransisko Khose de Goia • Francisco Jose De Goya y Lucientes • Francisco de Paula Goya y Lucientes • José Goya y Lucientes, Francisco de Paula • Francisco de Gova y Lucientes • José de Goya y Lucientes • Francisco Jose de Goya • Francisco De Goya • Francisco Paula José Goya y Lucientes • Francisko Goja • Francisco Goya Y Lucientes • Louis-Philippe Goya • Francisco de Paula Jose Goya y Lucientes • Francisco José De Goya Y Lucientes • Francisco Jose Goya Lucientes • Jose de Goya y Lucientes • Francisco Paula Jose Goya y Lucientes • francesco goya • goya f. • fr. jose de goya • fr. goya • Francisco de goya • f. de goya • francisco j. goya • Goya y Lucientes • f. j. de goya • franc. jose de goya y lucientes • Francisco Jose de Goya y Luzientes • Francesco Goya • francesco jose goya • j. de goya • francisco goya • francisco jose goya • F. Goya • Don Francesco Goya • Francisco José Goya • francisco jose de goya • j. f. de goya y lucientes • fr. j. de goya y lucientes • de goya y lucientes francisco jose • Francisco de Goya
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Beloved soulmate.. ..you'll kiss my ass at least seven times if I manage to convince you from the crazy happiness I got from living here [Madrid].. ..the various insects with their deadly weapons, made of needles and penknives, which, if you don't look out and even if you do, will tear away your flesh and your hair as well.. ..and you can't find a spot far enough away from them to escape their cruelty. This infection is general in every town..
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[T]here are no rules in painting and.. ..the oppression, or servile obligation, of making all study or follow the same path is a great impediment for the Young who profess this very difficult art that approaches the divine more than any other.
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