"Third of May, 1808" Francisco Goya

1. Elements

1.1. Dark colors

1.1.1. Large scale

1.1.1.1. Oil Painting

1.1.1.1.1. Sketchy brushwork= immediacy of a particular moment

2. Who?

2.1. Focus on male in white. Trapped against hillside. Arms outstretched evoking religious iconography. Symbolism

3. Why?

3.1. Not created for a patron. Artist's personal take on a historic event.

3.1.1. Faces seen = empathy

3.1.1.1. Soldiers back seen = inhuman

4. Created in 1814

5. French Occupation of Spain.

5.1. Napolean's Brother to be king.