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Φρανθίσκο Γκόγια 1746–1828
Ισπανός Born in Φουεντετόδος ['Ροκοκό', 'Ρομαντισμός', 'Μοντερνισμός'] Wikipedia in 32/32 languages
Between 1819 and 1823, he painted the Black Paintings directly onto the plaster. These murals, including Saturn Devouring His Son and Asmodea, deal with madness and existential dread. Later, the visceral, distorted energy found in the paintings of Francis Bacon carries echoes of the darkness Goya explored.