What is “revolutionary” about Francisco Goya’s painting “The Third of May 1808”?
a) Goya abandoned traditional motifs of martyrdom and heroism in favor of showing war’s true and senseless atrocities.
b) Goya depicted the triumph of Joseph Bonaparte as the new emperor of Spain.
Consider This: The painting is a sequel to Goya’s “The Second of May 1808,” a depiction of French troops in the Porta del Sol in Madrid. See 6.8: Narrative: May Madness.
c) Goya, abandoning his countrymen, decided to portray the Napoleonic troops as heroes of the modern world.
Consider This: The painting is a sequel to Goya’s “The Second of May 1808,” a depiction of French troops in the Porta del Sol in Madrid. See 6.8: Narrative: May Madness.
d) Goya depicted in gruesome detail the Spanish guerrilleros killing Spanish troops caught unawares.
Consider This: The painting is a sequel to Goya’s “The Second of May 1808,” a depiction of French troops in the Porta del Sol in Madrid. See 6.8: Narrative: May Madness.
a) Goya abandoned traditional motifs of martyrdom and heroism in favor of showing war’s true and senseless atrocities.
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