The Family of the Infante Don Luis

High school (ages 12+)
Art & Creativity

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Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

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1. What is the artist?Francisco Goya
2. What is the date of creation?1783-1784
3. Who painted the painting and when?Francisco Goya painted it between 1783 and 1784 while he was a respected court painter in Spain.
4. Who are the people in the painting?The painting shows Infante Don Luis, his wife María Teresa de Vallabriga, and their children arranged together in a home setting.

Infante: A royal title for a son or daughter of a monarch, typically not the heir apparent or presumptive.
Francisco Goya: A seminal Spanish Romantic painter and printmaker, widely regarded as the most important Spanish artist of the late 18th and early 19th centuries.
Rococo: An 18th-century artistic movement characterized by its lightness, elegance, and elaborate ornamentation, often associated with aristocratic life.
Neoclassical: An art movement that drew inspiration from the classical art and culture of ancient Greece and Rome, emphasizing order, reason, and restraint.