Francisco Bayeu y Subias (1734-1795)

• Was a Spanish painter.
• His main subjects were religious and historical themes.
• He is best known for his frescoes.
His brothers Ramón and Manuel were also well-known painters.
• His initial art studies were with a local master, José Luzán, Antonio González Velázquez, and Juan Andrés Merklein.
• In 1758, when Francisco received a scholarship to study in Madrid, at the Real Academia de Bellas Artes de San Fernando.
• He was expelled in 1759, after conflicts with his instructors, so he returned to Zaragoza with Ramón.
• He married Sebastiana Merklein, his former teacher's daughter.
• In 1763, he was recalled to Madrid by Anton Raphael Mengs, to help decorate the Royal Palace.
• That same year, was given a position at the Royal Tapestry Factory by King Charles III.
• In 1766, he received a scholarship to study in Italy.
• In addition to his tapestry work, he executed numerous decorative paintings at various palaces and churches.
• In later years, one of his colleagues was Francisco Goya, who had married his sister, Josefa Bayeu.
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