Goya

[ goi-uh; Spanish gaw-yah ]

noun

1. Fran·cis·co de [fran-, sis, -koh d, uh, f, r, ahn-, thees, -kaw de, -, sees, -], Francisco José de Goya y Lucientes, 1746–1828, Spanish painter.

Goya

/ ˈɡɔɪə; ˈɡoja /

noun

1. GoyaFrancisco de17461828MSpanishARTS AND CRAFTS: painterARTS AND CRAFTS: etcher 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)

Example Sentences

It earned Berger a pair of nominations at the Goya Awards, Spain’s Oscars.

From Los Angeles Times

Each section of “Searching for Goya,” the program that Noche Flamenca is performing at the Joyce Theater this week, takes its title from a work by the Spanish artist Francisco Goya.

From New York Times

Alongside IRA gunmen, she carried out an armed raid on Russborough House in County Wicklow where they stole 19 masterpieces, including a Rubens, Goya and Vermeer.

From BBC

In their old age, the Jaffés bought a villa in Nice, France, and filled it with art by Rembrandt, Goya, J.M.W.

From New York Times

Haru Goya, 23, said she worries about Okinawa’s proximity to China and its isolation in the event of a military assault.

From Los Angeles Times