The Third of May 1808

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The Third of May 1808 is a famous painting by Francisco Goya that powerfully depicts the execution of Spanish civilians by Napoleon’s troops, often hailed as a pioneering work of modern, emotionally charged war art.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf oil painting
painting
alsoKnownAs El tres de mayo de 1808
artHistoricalSignificance considered a pioneering work of modern, emotionally charged war painting
artist Francisco Goya
collection Museo del Prado collection
linked to: Prado Museum
commissionedAfter Peninsular War
commissionedBy Spanish provisional government
completionDate 1814
countryOfOrigin Spain
creator Francisco Goya
depicts French firing squad
French occupation of Spain
Napoleonic troops
Peninsular War
Spanish resistance fighters
execution of Spanish civilians
night scene
religious symbolism
follows The Second of May 1808
genre history painting
war art
height 266 cm
inception 1814
influenced Pablo Picasso’s Guernica
linked to: Guernica

modern war art
languageOfTitle English
locatedIn Madrid
Spain
location Museo del Prado
linked to: Prado Museum
materialUsed canvas
oil paint
medium oil on canvas
movement Romanticism
notableFeature anonymous, faceless firing squad
central figure with outstretched arms resembling a crucifixion pose
emphasis on emotional expression of victims
strong contrast of light and dark (chiaroscuro)
originalLanguage Spanish
originalTitle El tres de mayo de 1808 en Madrid
partOfSeries paintings about the uprisings of 2–3 May 1808
setInPlace Madrid
setInTime 3 May 1808
subjectEvent executions following the Dos de Mayo Uprising
theme horrors of war
martyrdom
national resistance
political repression
title The Third of May 1808
width 345 cm

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Francisco Goya notableWork The Third of May 1808
Prado Museum notableWork The Third of May 1808
Massacre in Korea inspiredBy The Third of May 1808
The Third of May 1808 title The Third of May 1808
The Third of May 1808 originalTitle El tres de mayo de 1808 en Madrid
linked to: The Third of May 1808
The Third of May 1808 alsoKnownAs El tres de mayo de 1808
linked to: The Third of May 1808
The Second of May 1808 followedBy The Third of May 1808
The Charge of the Mamelukes followedBy The Third of May 1808