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    The Third of May 1808 by Francisco de Goya | The painting: The Third of May1808 On 2nd of May 1808‚ when the Napoleon’s army invaded Madrid‚ the citizens of Madrid revolted against them. The French army took revenge on the citizens of Madrid on the following day‚ 3rd of May 1808‚ by executing hundreds of the rebellions along with the innocents. Goya illustrated this horrifying event in his painting The third of May1808. On the left side of the painting is a man in white kneeling

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    Francisco Goya’s The Third of May 1808 (c.1814) is a responsive painting that was intended to honor those who suffered from the occupation of Napoleons army during the Peninsula War in Spain. This large 8in x 9in oil on canvas painting is used to represent the art of Goya‚ and depict the valor of Spanish revolutionary war. The influences on this piece‚ as well as its characteristics and influence on later work will be examined. The painting reflects the turmoil during the time period‚ and contains

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    4/16/11 Francisco Goya‚ The Third of May1808 p.327 Visual Elements A.Line-There are actual lines in this painting from the rifles toward the man holding his hands up. When looking at this painting you view quickly from the right to the left and can almost feel the inevitable execution. There is also a line in the sand separating the light from the dark. Seems to be imply between the good of the Spaniards who are about to be executed‚ from the evil hooded men who are shooting. I believe that

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    Third Of May 1808

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    The Third of May 1808 which is oil on a canvas‚ created on 1814 by the Spanish painter Francisco Goya who is seen as the commentator for the 18th and 19th century Spain. Three men walking” which was created by bronzed occurred 1949 by giacomettic‚ who works with the surrealist and existential movement. The original Fountain created by Marcel Dunchap in 1917 was made up from Porcelain‚ which turns out to be a everyday urinal. All pieces were responses to conflict during their time period‚ with messages

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    The Third of May, 1808

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    Word Count: 1‚231 The Prado Museum Madrid‚ Spain Goya‚ Francisco. The Third of May 1808. 1814. Oil on canvas. Museo del Prado‚ Madrid. The museum I chose to look at was the Museo del Prado in Madrid‚ Spain. I did not physically go to this museum because it was across the world. I went on a virtual online tour of the museums website. This museum was very interesting to me because it had a lot of old paintings from the 16th‚ 17th‚ 18th centuries. The paintings and sculptures in this museum were

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    Description: The Third of May 1808 is a painting originated by the Spanish artist Francisco Goya. The painting displays an execution of masses of Spanish countrymen by French soldiers. There are 8 visual soldiers‚ with their faces turned away from the viewer‚ aiming guns at a group of Spanish countrymen extremely close. There is a central figure Spanish man with his arms stretched out‚ on his knees. He is wearing a white shirt and yellow mustard pants. The central figure is surrounded by about

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    The Impact of War on Art

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    OF WAR ON ART The Impact of War on Art: A Critical Essay Art 205 701A Unit 4 Individual Project Jaymie Allen The three painting I will discuss in this essay are Memories of a Civil War painted by Earnest Meissonier in 1849‚ Third of May 1808 painted by Francisco de Goya in 1814‚ and Liberty Leading the People painted by Eugene Delacroix in 1830. Even though all three painting are done in different styles the messages remain the same. All three paintings depict the brutalities of war

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    I have chosen “The Third of May 1808” by Francisco Goya‚ this painting was a big movement in art history it demonstrated the horrors of war. It was innovative because it was one of the first paintings of war. It showed a first person view of the horrific views that civilians had to witness during war. In 1808‚ Napoleon Bonaparte was conquering Europe. By March of that year‚ Madrid was occupied by French forces‚ and the Spanish monarchy had collapsed. On May 2‚ the people of Madrid rebelled against

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    The Third of May1808 Francisco Goya portrays many emotions throughout his artwork‚ but first who is Goya? What is the Third of May? And what three techniques does he use to convey his message about the horrors of the war? In this essay I will discuss what took place‚ and what three techniques he used to show the harsh reality of The Third of May. Furthermore‚ I will go into depth of the innuendos Goya is trying to illustrate in this painting‚ and how he represents Napoleon’s French army.

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    will find three works of art from the realism period which focus on war history. With these works‚ a studio or the artist at work is not what is thought about‚ but the event itself. The Third of May1808 by Francisco Goya‚ pg 487 in The World of Art Francisco Goya ’s painting‚ The Third of May1808‚ is a firing squad; "the execution of citizens of Madrid by Napoleon ’s invading army" (Sayre‚ 2005). The painting is lit by a lantern with a man in a white shirt‚ arms outstretched as though he is

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