Who created the works The Third of May 1808 and The Disasters of War?
The Third of May 1808 other works, the more clearly I recognise that I was mistaken. The 1961 film "The Happy Thieves" features a plan to steal "The Second of May 1808" from Prado hidden under a copy of "The Third of May 1808". The Third of May 1808 The Third of May 1808 (also known as ' or ', or ) is a painting completed in 1814 by the Spanish painter Francisco Goya, now in the Museo del Prado, Madrid. In the work, Goya sought to commemorate Spanish resistance to Napoleon's armies during the occupation of 1808 in the Peninsular War. Along with its
The Third of May 1808 as a groundbreaking, archetypal image of the horrors of war. Although it draws on many sources from both high and popular art, "The Third of May 1808" marks a clear break from convention. Diverging from the traditions of Christian art and traditional depictions of war, it has no distinct precedent, and is acknowledged as one of the first paintings of the modern era. According to the art historian Kenneth Clark, "The Third of May 1808" is "the first great picture which can be called revolutionary in every sense of the word, in style, in subject, and in intention". "The Third