Goya

American  

[goi-uh, gaw-yah] / ˈgɔɪ ə, ˈgɔ jɑ /

noun

1. Francisco de Francisco José de Goya y Lucientes, 1746–1828, Spanish painter.

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Goya British  

/ ˈɡɔɪə, ˈɡoja /

noun

1. Francisco de (franˈθisko de), full name Francisco José de Goya y Lucientes. 1746–1828, Spanish painter and etcher; well known for his portraits, he became court painter to Charles IV of Spain (1799). He recorded the French invasion of Spain in a series of etchings The Disasters of War (1810–14) and two paintings 2 May 1808 and 3 May 1808 (1814)

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Goya

Another creature, Polyphemus, the enormous one-eyed Cyclops played by Bill Irwin, benefited from Nolan’s kind of synergy, starting with the famous Goya painting of Saturn eating his children.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 7, 2026

Artist Gonzalez, whose work is inspired by classical Baroque artists like Velázquez and Goya, said she felt "enormously fortunate" to have been part of the album's journey.

From BBC ● Mar. 20, 2026

At Jeffrey Deitch, Sharif Farrag’s mind-mending ceramic sculptures riff on art history—Bosch and Goya are obvious references—with the maximalist, pop-culture-filled objects walking the line between stomach-churning and captivating.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 27, 2026

Unlike France's Cesar Awards or Spain's Goya Awards, which champion national cinema, the BAFTAs are open to all nationalities.

From Barron's ● Feb. 22, 2026

He didn’t steal the Goya to enjoy it in his mansion.

From "The Mona Lisa Vanishes" by Nicholas Day