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Goya [goi-uh; Spanish gaw-yah] EXAMPLES| noun Fran·cis·co de [fran-sis-koh duh; Spanish frahn-thees-kaw de, -sees-] /frænˈsɪs koʊ də; Spanish frɑnˈθis kɔ dɛ, -ˈsis-/, Francisco José de Goya y Lucientes, 1746–1828, Spanish painter. Liberaldictionary.com
Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019 Examples from the Web for goya Contemporary Examples of goya
According to some rumors, Goya was once on staff before his fame as a Spanish painter.
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John Baldesssari received a second trophy and made an even shorter one, thanking Giotto, Goya, Matisse, Duchamp, and Sol LeWitt.
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She wore more black lace than a Goya duchess; the effect is that of the Magdalene, as dressed by Bill Blass.
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Historical Examples of goya
In three instances (including the Goya) out of twenty-one he was successful.
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At the question, “Well, old man, how did the great Goya strike you?”
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The great Goya only existed because he had created a face which resembled Fleur’s.
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Goya decided to compete, and one of the vaults, with its adjacent panels, was assigned to him.
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Goya made his appearance, and with him Spanish art underwent a renewal and an aggrandizement.
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British Dictionary definitions for goya Goya noun 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) Collins English Dictionary – Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
