The Charge of the Mamelukes

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The Charge of the Mamelukes is a famous 1814 painting by Francisco Goya depicting a brutal street battle in Madrid during the Peninsular War.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf oil painting
painting
artworkStyle dramatic chiaroscuro
dynamic composition
basedOn historical events of 2 May 1808 in Madrid
collection Prado Museum collection
countryOfOrigin Spain
creator Francisco Goya
Francisco Goya
surface form: Francisco de Goya y Lucientes
depicts The Second of May 1808
surface form: Dos de Mayo Uprising

Mameluke cavalry
Napoleonic troops
Peninsular War
Centro District of Madrid
surface form: Puerta del Sol area of Madrid

Spanish civilians
street battle in Madrid
urban violence
describedBySource art history literature on Goya
followedBy The Third of May 1808
genre history painting
hasEffect influenced later depictions of war and uprising
hasPart chaotic crowd
figures in turbans
figures with knives
rearing horses
smoke
inception 1814
languageOfWorkOrName Spanish
locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity Community of Madrid
Madrid
Spain
location Prado Museum
surface form: Museo del Prado
mainSubject brutality of war
uprising against French occupation
movement Romanticism
partOf pair of paintings about the Dos de Mayo Uprising
significantEvent commission after the end of the Peninsular War
subjectHeading Napoleonic Wars in art
Spanish War of Independence in art
title La carga de los mamelucos
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The Second of May 1808 alternativeTitle The Charge of the Mamelukes
The Charge of the Mamelukes title The Charge of the Mamelukes self-link