Francisco Goya
Visual Arts
Spanish
1746 – 1828
104 quotes
A Romantic painter and printmaker, he is considered the most important Spanish artist of the late 18th and early 19th centuries, known for 'The Third of May 1808'.
Quotes by Francisco Goya
This is worse.
The Disasters of War (Plate 37 caption)
1810
The same.
The Disasters of War (Plate 51 caption)
1810
What more can be done?
The Disasters of War (Plate 15 caption)
1810
Bury them and keep quiet.
The Disasters of War (Plate 65 caption)
1810
I saw it.
The Disasters of War (Plate 26 caption)
1810
The truth has died.
The Disasters of War (Plate 79 caption)
1814
This is how it ends.
The Disasters of War (Plate 82 caption)
1814
Nothing. Speak.
The Disasters of War (Plate 80 caption)
1814
It can be mended.
The Disasters of War (Plate 81 caption)
1814
Painting is a way to express the sublime.
Attributed reflection
Deafness has isolated me from the world.
Personal letter
1800
I am deaf, but my eyes see everything.
Attributed statement
1810
The pen is the tongue of the mind.
Attributed aphorism
In art, there is no need for philosophy.
Professional observation
War is the true monster.
The Disasters of War (Inferred from series)
1810
Beauty is truth, truth beauty.
Personal reflection (inspired)
The line is the mother of form.
Attributed to Goya on drawing
I paint what I see in my imagination.
Interview excerpt
1790
Liberty is the right of all.
Political reflection
1808
Satire is the weapon of the weak.
Los Caprichos preface
1799