Francisco Goya: A Visionary of Darkness and Light Born in Fuendetodos, Spain, in 1746, Francisco José de Goya y Lucientes’s life was a remarkable tapestry woven from artistic brilliance, personal tragedy, and profound social observation. Initially trained as a court painter under the tutelage of José Luzán y Martínez and later influenced by the Neoclassical style of Anton Raphael Mengs in Madrid, Goya rapidly ascended through the rank…