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A 4 page paper which examines Francisco Goya’s “The 3rd of May”
and Pablo Picasso’s “Guernica.” The paintings are analyzed and then compared.
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4 pages (~225 words per page)
File: JR7_RAgoya1.rtf
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are elements that are perhaps also very similar. With that in mind the following paper examines Goyas "The 3rd of May" and then discusses Picassos "Guernica." The two are compared
briefly in the end. Goyas "The 3rd of May" "This painting features the harsh repression ordered by Lieutenant Marat following the tumults of the 2nd of May. The
emotional tension that we can feel in this painting induced the romantic critics to believe that Goya actually witnessed the execution" (The 3rd of May 1808: The Execution of the
Defenders of Madrid). The painting offers the time of day that is night, "with only a large, cubic lantern illuminating the scene with a yellow glow, with the city silently
silhouetted in the background. The faceless firing squad with its blind violence offsets the dramatic expressions of the victims" (The 3rd of May 1808: The Execution of the Defenders of
Madrid). We see no heroism, only terror. "Yet they are all summarized in the widespread arms of the man in the white shirt who transforms his act into a cry
of useless resistance against the cruelty of men and makes a passionate statement against all violence, past, present and future" (The 3rd of May 1808: The Execution of the Defenders
of Madrid). Another author notes that, "Goyas sensitivity to these events resulted in his best print series and furthermore in a monumental scream against different forms of violence which does
not acknowledge any kind of justification" (Indepth Arts News). Picassos "Guernica" Picassos "Guernica" is considered one of the greatest and most intriguing works of the 20th century. It
is certainly one of Picassos best and most intricate pieces, despite, or perhaps because of, the fact that he would not discuss its nature, its theme, or anything else that
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