Francisco Goya: The Naked Maja (c. 1800)

Start with his Naked Maja and Black Paintings in the Prado, then walk in his footsteps.

As was Goya, you might muse, with his dark visions of war or even his "Naked Maja."

The Naked Maja (1958) directed by Henry Koster.

The Naked Maja (1958)

Of all the Prado's paintings, none is more discussed and disputed than La Maja Desnuda (The Naked Maja), one of Spain's first nudes.

Two of his novels, "55 Days at Peking" and "The Naked Maja," were made into movies.

Shrimp with garlic mayonnaise at Los Gatos, a kitsch-filled nook with a stuffed bull's head and a mural of Goya's "The Naked Maja."

Many paintings that once provoked gasps, such as Goya's "Naked Maja" and Manet's "Olympia," are also now considered great works of art.

His most notable film as a director is The Mark of the Hawk (1957) although he assisted on The Naked Maja (1958).