In Rome, Goya's artistic level began to appear. He painted an oil painting Hannibal in Palma and won the second prize of the Academy of Fine Arts. But Goya, who got carried away, got into trouble again and made great efforts. With the help of the Spanish ambassador, the troubled young man fled back to his hometown.
1775, Goya returned to Madrid and began to work for the court. Goya created two sets of wooden oil paintings, which won him a reputation. Among them, parasols, pottery market, spring, injured masons and grapes are ripe, and the picture is full of life.
1780, Goya was approved as a member of the Royal Academy of Painting, and the outstanding Goya soon became the vice president of the Academy. 1789, Goya became the chief painter of the court. During this period, he became more and more aware of the ugly face of the ruling class. Although deaf in both ears, he fought against the feudal religious ruling class with a sharper brush. During this period, he created photos of Charles IV's family. In addition, his French ambassador Ferdinand Gilmadd also showed Goya's sympathy and love for revolutionary figures. There are also the most controversial Maha in Clothes and Naked Maha. These are two young women with exactly the same posture and appearance. It is said that this young woman is the Duchess of Alba. She fell in love with Goya, so many love stories are fictional. But recent evidence shows that this young woman is very different from the Duchess of Alba. Goya shows the purity, kindness and elegance of women in these two paintings. In particular, Naked Maha directly declared war on abstinence feudal Catholicism. Later, Goya was interrogated by the Inquisition for this painting of naked women.
The inquisition in Spain has always been known for its strictness. According to statistics, during the reign of Charles IV in the Goya era, the Inquisition burned as many as 340,000 people in more than 300 years, and many people who sought truth were thrown into the fire as heresies. However, Goya is not afraid of them. During this period, he created a set of 80 corroded copperplate prints named Gabriel Jos, also known as Rhapsody, which severely exposed and criticized the hypocrisy and cruelty of religion and the greed and stupidity of monks, and expressed the sufferings and misfortunes of the people under religious rule and feudal autocracy. This group of 80 works is a strong exposure and accusation of religious rule. As soon as it was exhibited, it was immediately intervened and banned by the Inquisition, and Goya was also noticed by the Inquisition. Later, Goya pretended to be dedicated to Charles IV to escape persecution.
1808, French Napoleon's army invaded Madrid, and the Spanish people rose up, but in the end, because they were outnumbered, the streets and alleys of Madrid were covered with blood. Goya's heart was filled with anger. During this period, Goya created The Battle of Pulta Derizo (1Street Fighting on May 2nd, 808) and French Army Shooting Rebels (1May 3rd, 808 Massacre), in addition to a group of more than 80 corroded copperplate prints, The Paintings of the Battle Group.
1824, Goya lived in Bordeaux, France, to escape the persecution of the new king Ferdinand VII (son of Charles IV). In his later years, Goya seemed to have returned to his childhood. He recalled the excellent qualities of hard work, integrity and kindness of the lower working people. Among them, the peasant girl with crocks and rags in her arms in his masterpiece The Girl Selling Water overwhelmed all the palace ladies he painted with her simple and healthy vitality and youthful vitality.
1828, Goya died in Bordeaux at the age of 82. Shortly before his death, his last work, The Milkman of Bordeaux, became his last masterpiece. Among them, the technique is already impressionist.