Francisco Goya The Third of May 1808 Firing Squad Night Scene Oil Poster
A lantern-lit prisoner faces the firing squad in Goya’s searing 1814 indictment of war. Raw, modern, and unforgettable.
Description
The Third of May 1808 (1814) shows Spanish rebels executed by Napoleon's troops: one man in white throws his arms wide in the lantern's glare. Goya's brutal honesty made it the first great modern war painting. Harrowing, essential art history.








