FRANCISCO DE GOYA
1746 - 1828
(Self Portrait)

Francisco was a great Spanish artist. He painted, drew, and engraved.

And, yes, the Nude Maja is his. So is the Clothed Maja, but who cares about her. And then there's his secret painting which was finally revealed.. Read all about it.

Francisco started out as a cartoonist, by the way. What do we learn from this?

Here is a list of his paintings along with some sensible comments.

So did or didn't Goya have a love affair with the Duchess of Alba? Here's the answer provided by The Independent.