Goya’s path

Introduction

Welcome to this webquest! A webquest is a kind of activity that will help you find information about something in the web. This time, Goya will be the centre of the work. You will find specific information about his life and paintings.

Task

To complete this webquest you must do the two following tasks:

- Answer some questions about Goya's life in a separate piece of paper.

- Identify the names of some of Goya's paintings.

You will be given the links where the information is written.

Process

Task 1 - Basic information about Goya

1.1 What was Goya's complete name and surnames?

1.2 When and where was Goya born?

1.3 Where did he first study painting? and how old was he?

1.4 When and who did he marry?

1.5 When did he become a court painter to the Spanish crown?

1.6 When did he become completely deaf?

1.7 What happened to his work after he became deaf?

1.8 When was he appointed Director of the Royal Academy?

1.9 When did Goya become 'Primer Pintor de Cámara', the then-highest rank for a Spanish court painter?

1.10 When did he paint Charles IV of Spain and His Family?

1.11 When did he paint 'The Second of May 1808' and 'The third of May 1808'

1.12 Later on in his life he became a little depressed by the war and his illness and his paintings were called 'Black paintings' from 1819 to ______ (which year?)

1.13 When did he retire to the French city of Bordeaux?

1.14 When did he die? And how old was he when he died?

Use the following links to find the answers:

Task 2 - Use the links below the paintings to identify the names of some of Goya's paintings

You must write the titles of the following famous paintings in Spanish

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