PRADO, Francisco Goya

An entire section of the Prado at the end of the main hall and distributed among the ground, first, and second floors is dedicated to Francisco Goya, the greatest Spanish and European painter from the late 1700s and early 1800s. Start from the museum's main hall on the first floor, where you can admire the large portrait of the royal family painted by the brilliant artist. Patiently follow the signs to reach the halls dedicated to him spread over several floors, which contain dozens of paintings from all the decades of work of the long-lived painter.

Let me introduce you to Francisco Goya: a restless and unique teenager who failed the Royal Academy of Fine Arts in Madrid twice, and a lover of beautiful women who was fond of hunting and bullfighting. His artistic evolution led him from the creation of refined aristocratic Rococo scenes to the most bitter reflections on mankind.

His most serene works are those which were made as models for tapestries: happy moments of everyday life, in the shining light of the great European 18th century. I'd like to point out The Parasol, which is the apex of young Goya's painting....