Francisco Goya, who was neither Neoclassicist nor Romantic, is best known for his Graphic representation of man's inhumanity to man, one of the most famous of which is The Third of May, 1808.
The events surrounding the Madrid uprising against the French occupying forces the day before are remembered on May third, 1808.
The image is actually the right-hand half of a diptych, with The Second of May, 1808 making up the left-hand half (The Charge of the Mamelukes).
It has been said that Francisco Goya's Third of May 1808 (1814) symbolizes the concepts of martyrdom.
The person wearing the white shirt and with his arms outstretched represents Jesus Christ being crucified and then being executed by Roman soldiers.
<h3>Who painted the third of May Why is this painting classified as part of the Romantic movement?</h3>
Francisco José de Goya y Lucientes, who was 62 years old in 1808, was a well-known and prosperous royal painter whose work included insightful portraits, gorgeous murals, and strong etchings in addition to colorful tapestry patterns.
