The Third of May 1808, Francisco de Goya

The Third of May 1808

Tres de mayo (museum title)

Francisco de Goya (Spanish) (1746-1828)

Movement: Romanticism
Date: 1814
Medium: Oil on canvas
Dimensions: 268 × 347 cm
Collection: Prado Museum, Spain
Rights: Public domain
Photograph: public domain

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