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Francisco De Goya 1746–1828
Hispaania Born: Fuendetodos ['Rokokoo', 'Romantism', 'Modernism'] Wikipedia: 32/32 languages
By 1814, he had completed The Third of May 1808, a painting that captures the execution of defenders in Madrid. Later, the visceral, distorted energy found in the paintings of Francis Bacon carries echoes of the darkness Goya explored.