The Execution of Emperor Maximilian

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The Execution of Emperor Maximilian is a politically charged 1860s painting by Édouard Manet that depicts the controversial firing-squad execution of the Austrian archduke who briefly ruled Mexico.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf history painting
painting
artHistoricalComparison The Third of May 1808
artistNationality French
basedOn historical event of Maximilian's execution in 1867
colorPalette muted tones
countryOfOrigin France
creator Édouard Manet
depicts Archduke Maximilian of Austria
surface form: Austrian archduke Maximilian

European-style uniforms
General Miguel Miramón
General Tomás Mejía
Mexican soldiers as firing squad
assistant of Maximilian
execution of Emperor Maximilian I of Mexico
firing squad
moment immediately after shots are fired
smoke from rifles
spectators behind a wall
depictsPlace Querétaro
surface form: Querétaro, Mexico
depictsTime 19 June 1867
genre history painting
political art
hasPart fallen or collapsing figures beside Maximilian
figure of Maximilian at center
firing squad at right
rifles pointed at Maximilian
smoke cloud
spectators above wall
wall in background
historicalContext Second Mexican Empire
inception 1867
influencedBy Francisco Goya
inspiredBy news reports of Maximilian's execution
languageOfTitle French
locationOfCreation Paris
mainSubject French intervention in Mexico
Maximilian I of Mexico
capital punishment
movement Impressionism
Realism
notableFor censorship and limited exhibition in Manet's lifetime
political controversy
originalTitle The Execution of Emperor Maximilian self-linksurface differs
surface form: L’Exécution de Maximilien
politicalTheme commentary on capital punishment
commentary on imperialism
critique of French foreign policy under Napoleon III
subjectName Ferdinand Maximilian Joseph
subjectOccupation Emperor of Mexico

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Édouard Manet notableWork The Execution of Emperor Maximilian
The Execution of Emperor Maximilian originalTitle The Execution of Emperor Maximilian self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: L’Exécution de Maximilien