Yet it isn't portraits of royalty for which he is best remembered, but for his brutal and moving masterpiece The Third of May 1808. 1. The painting commemorates a dark moment in Spanish history. ...

IN 1814, Spanish artist Francisco Goya painted The Third of May 1808, also known as The Executions of Mount Prince Pio.It commemorates Spanish resistance to Napoleon's armies during the occupation of ...

“The Third of May, 1808” (El Tres de Mayo, 1808), oil on canvas, 106 inches × 137 inches) was painted by Francisco de Goya in 1814 depicting a rebellion by Madrid citizens against the French ...