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El 3 de mayo en Madrid
Los fusilamientos
Together with The 2nd of May 1808 in Madrid (P-748), this canvas was painted for Ferdinand VII. It was commissioned on his behalf by the Regent, Cardinal Luis de Borbón, in February 1814 just prior to the monarch’s return. It depicts the execution of the Spanish by a firing squad of French soldiers in reprisal for the previous day’s uprising. Set at night near the Royal Palace in Madrid, the locat…
Creator
- Francisco de Goya
- Francisco de Goya
Subject
- historical events and situations
- Peninsular War
Type of item
- oil paintings (visual works)
Medium
- oil painting (technique)
- Oil painting
Creator
- Francisco de Goya
- Francisco de Goya
Subject
- historical events and situations
- Peninsular War
Type of item
- oil paintings (visual works)
Medium
- oil painting (technique)
- Oil painting
Providing institution
Aggregator
Rights statement for the media in this item (unless otherwise specified)
- http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
Creation date
- 1814
- 1814
- 1814
Current location
- Museo del Prado
Provenance
- Madrid
Identifier
- ES_280_009
Extent
- 268 cm. x 347 cm.
Year
- 1814
Providing country
- Spain
Collection name
First time published on Europeana
- 2016-01-18T14:39:44.562Z
Last time updated from providing institution
- 2023-03-02T16:42:54.725Z