THE THIRD OF MAY, 1808

(1814)

Francisco de Goya y Lucientes

Biography

Born 1746, 30th March

in Fuendetodos, a

village in northern

Spain.

Died1828, 16th April in

voluntary exile in

France.

Influences

Apprentice to Jose Luzan at age 14.

The decorative Rococo style, which was very

popular at the time.

Neoclassicism, which replaced Rococo in

popularity.

He served as a commissioned artist for Royals

and Spanish aristocrats.

Themes Explored in Goya’s

Practice

Irrationality

Folly

Corruption

However, the images he produced in response

to the war with France were much darker, both

emotionally and visually, than anything he had

previously explored.

The Third of May, 1808 (1814)

Oil on

canvas

(255cm x

345cm).

Depicting

the

executio

n of

Spanish

rebels by

French

soldiers.

Documentary on Goya’s The Third of May,

1808

BBC The Private Life of a Masterpiece: Part One

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bb5h79keMKg

BBC The Private Life of a Masterpiece: Part Two

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1qu1iehzdDE

BBC The Private Life of a Masterpiece: Part Three

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QeAJ1Ij0DeE

BBC The Private Life of a Masterpiece: Part Four

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HvYCwoxvCj4