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In art, there is no need for color; I see only light and shade. Give me a crayon, and I will paint your portrait.

~Francisco Goya

Topics: Art Color Give Give Me Light Me Need Only Paint Portrait See Shade Will Your I See

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Fantasy, abandoned by reason, produces impossible monsters; united with it, she is the mother of the arts and the origin of marvels.

~Francisco Goya

Topics: Abandoned Arts Fantasy Impossible Monsters Mother Origin Produces Reason She United

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Painting (like poetry) chooses from universals what is most apposite. It brings together, in a single imaginary being, circumstances and characteristics which occur in nature in many different persons.

~Francisco Goya

Topics: Being Brings Characteristics Chooses Circumstances Different Imaginary Like Many Most Nature Occur Painting Persons Poetry Single Together Universal Which

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I will give a proof to demonstrate with facts that there are no rules in painting and that 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.

~Francisco Goya

Topics: Art Demonstrate Difficult Facts Follow Give Great Impediment Making No Rules Obligation Oppression Painting Path Profess Proof Rules Same Study Very Who Will Young

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I am beginning to have more powerful enemies and more envious ones, too.

~Francisco Goya

Topics: Am Beginning Enemies Envious More Powerful Too I Am

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I have now established myself in a most enviable manner. Those who require something of me must seek me out - I remain apart. I work for no one unless he is a high-ranking personality or a friend.

~Francisco Goya

Topics: Apart Enviable Established Friend He Manner Me Most Must Myself Now Out Personality Remain Require Seek Something Those Unless Who Work

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With all my work, I have not more, with my shares in the bank and the Academy, than twelve or thirteen thousand reales a year, and with all this, I am as contented as the happiest man on earth.

~Francisco Goya

Topics: Academy All My Work Am Bank Contented Earth Happiest Man More Shares Than Thirteen Thousand Twelve Work Year I Am

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I have just returned from Arenas and feel very tired. His Excellency loaded me with a thousand honours; I have painted his portrait and that of his wife and boy and girl with unexpected success, for other artists had been there previously and not been successful.

~Francisco Goya

Topics: Arenas Artists Been Boy Feel Girl Had His Honours Just Loaded Me Other Painted Portrait Returned Success Successful Thousand Tired Unexpected Very Wife

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Biography

Nationality: Spanish

Type: Artist

Born: March 30th, 1746

Died: April 16th, 1828

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