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Francisco Goya Third Of May Essay

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The Third of May
Francisco Goya
I chose to my report on Francisco Goya Third of May, 1808. This painting represents the French taking over Spain during the time Napoleon was in reign. This invasion was a two day process but the painting is about what happened on the third of May. “Napoleon chose to invade Spain because he wanted to out his brother, Joseph Bonaparte, in power in Spain to have an alliance with Spain to conquer Portugal” (Zappella, 2014). “The invasion was an ambush as the French told the Spanish they were just passing through, but events soon quickly changed when the intentions became clear” (Zappella, 2014). According to Christine Zappella, “on the third of May Spanish freedom fighters were rounded up and massacred by the French. Their Spanish blood ran through the streets of Madrid” (2014). “The artist was so profound by the evets, he recreated the uprising in his paintings” (Zappelle, 2014). The first painting Goya created was the Second of May, which is Leonardo’s Battle of Anghiari. In this painting he depicts mangled horses and bodies on the streets of France. The second painting he created was the Third of May. This painting …show more content…

The Spanish man are cornered by a hill behind them and French soldiers surrounding them. Christine described them as,
“…become mechanical or insect-like. They merge into one faceless, many-legged creature incapable of feeling human emotion.” (Zappella, 2014)
It seems as if nothing will stop their intentions from killing this innocent man. There is only one man really standing up straight with his stretched out, but a pile of dead bodies by his feet. On his right hand side, he has a few many whimpering for their lives and shielding themselves for protection. The city is to the left side of the man in the distances, with a dimming look to it. It almost is letting the viewers know thousands of lives were

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