Spanish Romantic artist Francisco Goya has been referred to as the “father of modern art”, and his etchings and canvases, many of which were commentary on cataclysmic social and political events, had a huge impact on seminal painters generations after his death. This work was one in a series that decorated the dining hall of the Prince of Asturias, heir apparent to the Spanish throne.
Boy on a Ram, c.1786, Oil on CanvasFrancisco Goya Spanish (1746 - 1828) |
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Spanish Romantic artist Francisco Goya has been referred to as the “father of modern art”, and his etchings and canvases, many of which were commentary on cataclysmic social and political events, had a huge impact on seminal painters generations after his death. This work was one in a series that decorated the dining hall of the Prince of Asturias, heir apparent to the Spanish throne. |
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