Francisco De Goy Executions Of The Third Of May
Payton Bockenstedt
Professor Gilbert
Art Appreciation 1301
17 June 2018
Look At Me Francisco de Goya witnessed the invasion of Spain by Napoleon Bonaparte’s French forces. This caused an mass uprising in Madrid that was brutally suppressed by the soldiers. This suppression prompted Goya to paint both Executions of the Third of May, 1808, along with the prequel piece, The Second of May, 1808. Goya painted in Executions of the Third of May, 1808, a Spanish man the target for an execution, surrounded by other men, some dead and some alive. In a line to the right of them, there is a firing squad with their guns pointed directly at the Spaniard. When Goya painted Executions of the Third of May, 1808, he used multiple elements of art. Among these specifically, he used emphasis, subordination, and implied lines. Colors are a …show more content…
The bright Spanish man is front and center to a firing squad, all of their guns pointing directly at him. These guns make implied lines that direct the viewer back to Spaniard, the focal point. Goya then uses these lines in the angular shape of the arms of the Spanish man and the harsh divide of light between the soldiers and the Spaniards. This angular shape is a similar position as the crucifixion, particularly the crucifixion of Jesus Christ. This creates a sense of innocence of the Spaniard, as Christ was presumed innocent at the time of his death but was sentenced to death by the crowd out of fear. It also exhibits a sense of cruelty from the soldiers, as crucifixion was one of the most painful deaths to endure when Christ died. The light from the lantern also displays an implied line. The light itself shines on the Spaniards, illuminating them clearly. But, the light ends in a line between them and the Spaniards. This creates a sense of divide between the two groups. The “good or noble” on one side and the harsh French
Professor Gilbert
Art Appreciation 1301
17 June 2018
Look At Me Francisco de Goya witnessed the invasion of Spain by Napoleon Bonaparte’s French forces. This caused an mass uprising in Madrid that was brutally suppressed by the soldiers. This suppression prompted Goya to paint both Executions of the Third of May, 1808, along with the prequel piece, The Second of May, 1808. Goya painted in Executions of the Third of May, 1808, a Spanish man the target for an execution, surrounded by other men, some dead and some alive. In a line to the right of them, there is a firing squad with their guns pointed directly at the Spaniard. When Goya painted Executions of the Third of May, 1808, he used multiple elements of art. Among these specifically, he used emphasis, subordination, and implied lines. Colors are a …show more content…
The bright Spanish man is front and center to a firing squad, all of their guns pointing directly at him. These guns make implied lines that direct the viewer back to Spaniard, the focal point. Goya then uses these lines in the angular shape of the arms of the Spanish man and the harsh divide of light between the soldiers and the Spaniards. This angular shape is a similar position as the crucifixion, particularly the crucifixion of Jesus Christ. This creates a sense of innocence of the Spaniard, as Christ was presumed innocent at the time of his death but was sentenced to death by the crowd out of fear. It also exhibits a sense of cruelty from the soldiers, as crucifixion was one of the most painful deaths to endure when Christ died. The light from the lantern also displays an implied line. The light itself shines on the Spaniards, illuminating them clearly. But, the light ends in a line between them and the Spaniards. This creates a sense of divide between the two groups. The “good or noble” on one side and the harsh French