Francisco Goya

Spanish painter and printmaker (1746–1828)

† 1828 · Artists · Painter in the permanent collections of Metropolitan Museum of Art, Art Institute of Chicago, Museo del Prado, Rijksmuseum, National Gallery, Uffizi Gallery, National Gallery of Art, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Philadelphia Museum of Art, J. Paul Getty Museum, Cleveland Museum of Art, Museum of Fine Arts Boston; cross-wiki notability: 167 language Wikipedias

In the collections of

Metropolitan Museum of Art · Art Institute of Chicago · Museo del Prado · Rijksmuseum · National Gallery · Uffizi Gallery · National Gallery of Art · Los Angeles County Museum of Art · Philadelphia Museum of Art · J. Paul Getty Museum · Cleveland Museum of Art · Museum of Fine Arts Boston

License & source

Public domain · Wikidata

Life

Francisco Goya was born on March 30, 1746 in Fuendetodos and died on April 16, 1828 in Bordeaux, aged 82. Recorded occupations: painter, printmaker, lithographer, etcher, draftsperson and visual artist. Country of citizenship: Spain. Positions held include court painter. Associated movements: Romanticism and Rococo. Fields of work: painting and engraving process. Notable works include “La maja desnuda”, “San Bernardino of Siena preaching before Alfonso V of Aragon”, “The Third of May 1808”, “The Clothed Maja”, “Caprichos” and “The Second of May 1808”. Educated at School of St. Thomas Aquinas of the Piarist Schools of Zaragoza, Real Academia de Nobles y Bellas Artes de San Luis and Royal Academy of Fine Arts of San Fernando. Member of Real Academia de Nobles y Bellas Artes de San Luis.

At a glance

Born: March 30, 1746 · Fuendetodos
Died: April 16, 1828 · Bordeaux
Age at death: 82
Citizenship: Spain
Occupations: painter, printmaker, lithographer, etcher, draftsperson, visual artist
Positions held: court painter
Movements: Romanticism, Rococo
Notable works: La maja desnuda, San Bernardino of Siena preaching before Alfonso V of Aragon, The Third of May 1808, The Clothed Maja, Caprichos, The Second of May 1808
Education: School of St. Thomas Aquinas of the Piarist Schools of Zaragoza, Real Academia de Nobles y Bellas Artes de San Luis, Royal Academy of Fine Arts of San Fernando
Wikipedia editions: 167 languages
Signature licence: Public domain

About this signature

This image of Francisco Goya's signature comes from Wikimedia Commons (Wikidata P109 signature file). Its licence is recorded as Public domain. It is linked to the person through Wikidata property P109 (signature), which ties a documented individual to a specific archived file. We show the file as published and do not redraw or retouch it. Public-domain signature; painter deceased since 1828 (>50 yr): no copyright or right-of-publicity exposure. Works held by 12 major museums.

Biographical facts: Wikidata Q5432 (CC0), retrieved 2026-10-13. Read more about Francisco Goya on Wikipedia.

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