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Francisco Goya signature
A large upper cross-stroke opens the abbreviated first-name group.
What does Francisco Goya’s signature look like?
A large upper cross-stroke opens the abbreviated first-name group. Goya follows with a broad looped G and several stacked oval returns beneath its ending.
- Slant
- ≤ −40°backward
- Baseline
- −3.2°falling
- Width / height
- 1.76 : 1overall proportions
- Opening height
- 1.00×opening versus body letters
An abbreviated first name and stacked surname loops
A large upper cross-stroke opens the abbreviated first-name group. Goya follows with a broad looped G and several stacked oval returns beneath its ending. Compare the smaller written forms with those repeated lower curves: the surname’s flourish contributes much of the full specimen’s depth while remaining concentrated near the right side.
Francisco Goya signature analysis
Francisco Goya’s signature sample has a backward slant at the edge of the measured range, a falling baseline and 12 enclosed loops. Use the layers to follow the writing line, letter band, slant and enclosed loops.
- Slantbackward
- ≤ −40°
- Baselinefalling
- −3.2°
- Width / heightoverall proportions
- 1.76 : 1
- Opening heightopening versus body letters
- 1.00×
- Enclosed loopsclosed spaces in the image
- 12
- Ink groupsmain disconnected groups
- 4
- Ink densityinside the signature bounds
- 11.1%
- Underlineno long lower flourish
- None
- Finish heightrelative to the letter body
- −0.52×
Opening, letter body and finish
The opening stays near the height of the body letters. The opening-to-body ratio is 1.00×, while the whole image is 1.76 times as wide as it is tall. The rightmost ink finishes below the writing line; look at this ending separately from the slant of the letters themselves.
Loops and the lower flourish
The sample contains 12 enclosed loops and 4 main ink groups. The letterforms carry the main horizontal movement; there is no long lower underline detected beneath their band.
Francisco Goya’s signature in graphology
Traditional graphology associates repeated looping with expressive public emphasis. The larger capitals provide upper accents, while the stacked surname returns make the ending especially elaborate beneath the name.
Follow the backward-leaning strokes in this image alongside the smaller body letters. For another perspective on your own writing, the handwriting analysis tool brings slant, size and spacing into a full-page reading.
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