Who painted “Charles IV of Spain and His Family”?

“Charles IV of Spain and His Family” was painted by Francisco Goya in 1800. Where to see it: Museo del Prado.

What to look for

Francisco Goya: dark, unidealised faces and loose, rapid brushwork; court portraits that flatter no one, and from his later years black, nightmarish scenes of war and madness.

Francisco José de Goya y Lucientes (30 March 1746 – 16 April 1828) was a Spanish romantic painter and printmaker. He is considered the most important Spanish artist of the late 18th and early 19th centuries. Wikipedia

Test yourself: a round on Francisco Goya

More by Francisco Goya

“Saturn Devouring His Son”, 1819
“The Third of May 1808”, 1814
“The Clothed Maja”, 1800
“The Dog”, 1819
“The Second of May 1808”, 1814
“Witches' Sabbath”, 1820
“Fight with Cudgels”, 1820
“Atropos”, 1819