Francisco José de Goya y Lucientes was a Spanish romantic painter and printmaker. He is considered to be among the most influential figures of world art history. Goya became a court painter to the Spanish Crown in 1786, where he created many portraits for the Spanish royalty and aristocracy. In 1799, he became Primer Pintor de Camara, the highest rank for a Spanish court painter. Goya’s drawings, paintings and engravings influenced many significant artists of the 19th and 20th century, including Pablo Picasso and Salvador Dali. Some of his most famous paintings are “The Nude Maja”, “Saturn devouring his sons” and “Witches Sabbath”. He is frequently referred to as the last of the Old Masters and the first of the moderns.