KnowraThe Third of May 1808Linked fromLinked fromThe 7 pages that link to The Third of May 1808, each with the reason it gives.All 7Broader topic 5Related 1Compared with 1History paintingBroader topic: Goya used the genre’s monumental form to condemn contemporary violence.Political artBroader topic: It stages state violence from the victims’ perspective rather than celebrating military power.Francisco GoyaBroader topic: Its anonymous victims and stark lighting make occupation violence a subject rather than a heroic battle.Dos de Mayo UprisingRelated: It depicts the executions that followed the revolt’s defeat.Museo del PradoBroader topic: This Prado masterpiece gives the museum’s Spanish collection one of its defining images of war.Beat the Whites with the Red WedgeCompared with: Goya shows political violence through human bodies and emotion, unlike Lissitzky’s abstraction.Spanish artBroader topic: Its stark treatment of violence made a Spanish historical event a landmark of modern painting.