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Artist



Alternative names	Francisco José de Goya y Lucientes, Francisco Goya
Description	Spanish painter and printmaker
Date of birth/death	30 March 1746	16 April 1828
Location of birth/death	Fuendetodos	Bordeaux
Work location	Madrid, Zaragoza, Bordeaux
Authority control	WorldCat

Title

Español: El dos de mayo de 1808 en Madrid o La carga de los mamelucos

English: The Second of May 1808 or The Charge of the Mamelukes

Deutsch: Kampf mit den Mamelucken am 2. Mai 1808 in Madrid

Date

1814

Medium

oil on canvas

Dimensions

Height: 266 cm (104.7 in). Width: 345 cm (135.8 in).

Current location

( Inventory) Prado Museum

	Native name	Museo Nacional del Prado
	Location	Madrid
	Coordinates	40° 24′ 49.28″ N, 3° 41′ 32.27″ W
	Established	1819
	Website	museodelprado.es
	Authority control	WorldCat

Madrid

Notes

Español: Restaurado en 2008

English: Restored in 2008

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GOYA Y LUCIENTES, Francisco de

(b. 1746, Fuendetodos, d. 1828, Bordeaux)

The Second of May, 1808: The Charge of the Mamelukes 1814 Oil on canvas, 266 x 345 cm Museo del Prado, Madrid

After the expulsion of the Napoleonic armies in 1814 Goya applied for, and was granted, official financial aid in order 'to perpetuate with the brush the most notable and heroic actions or scenes of our glorious insurrection against the tyrant of Europe'. The two scenes that he recorded are not victorious battles but acts of anonymous heroism in the face of defeat. Here the people of Madrid armed with knives and rough weapons are seen attacking a group of mounted Egyptian soldiers (Mamelukes) and a cuirassier of the Imperial army. The composition, without a focal point or emphasis on any single action, creates a vivid impression of actuality, as if Goya had not only witnessed the scene (as he is alleged to have done) but had recorded it on the spot.

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Author: GOYA Y LUCIENTES, Francisco de Title: The Second of May, 1808: The Charge of the Mamelukes Form: painting Time-line: 1801-1850 School: Spanish

Type: historical

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