The Third of May 1808
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The Third of May 1808 is a famous painting by Francisco Goya that powerfully depicts the execution of Spanish civilians by Napoleon’s troops, often hailed as a pioneering work of modern, emotionally charged war art.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Third of May 1808 canonical | 7 |
| El tres de mayo de 1808 | 1 |
| El tres de mayo de 1808 en Madrid | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T470586 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Third of May 1808 Context triple: [Francisco Goya, notableWork, The Third of May 1808]
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A.
Guernica
Guernica is a town in northern Spain historically known for the devastating 1937 bombing during the Spanish Civil War and for inspiring Pablo Picasso’s famous anti-war painting of the same name.
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B.
Liberty Leading the People
"Liberty Leading the People" is a famous 1830 Romantic painting by Eugène Delacroix that allegorically commemorates the July Revolution in France, depicting a personified Liberty leading a diverse group of revolutionaries over the barricades.
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C.
The Death of Marat
The Death of Marat is a 1793 Neoclassical painting by Jacques-Louis David that dramatically depicts the murdered French revolutionary leader Jean-Paul Marat in his bathtub, becoming an iconic image of the French Revolution.
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D.
The Weeping Woman
The Weeping Woman is a famous 1937 painting by Pablo Picasso that powerfully depicts a grief-stricken female figure in his Cubist style, often interpreted as a symbol of the suffering caused by war.
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E.
The Raft of the Medusa
The Raft of the Medusa is a monumental 1818–1819 Romantic oil painting by Théodore Géricault depicting shipwrecked survivors adrift at sea, renowned for its dramatic realism and political commentary.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Third of May 1808 Target entity description: The Third of May 1808 is a famous painting by Francisco Goya that powerfully depicts the execution of Spanish civilians by Napoleon’s troops, often hailed as a pioneering work of modern, emotionally charged war art.
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A.
Guernica
Guernica is a town in northern Spain historically known for the devastating 1937 bombing during the Spanish Civil War and for inspiring Pablo Picasso’s famous anti-war painting of the same name.
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B.
Liberty Leading the People
"Liberty Leading the People" is a famous 1830 Romantic painting by Eugène Delacroix that allegorically commemorates the July Revolution in France, depicting a personified Liberty leading a diverse group of revolutionaries over the barricades.
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C.
The Death of Marat
The Death of Marat is a 1793 Neoclassical painting by Jacques-Louis David that dramatically depicts the murdered French revolutionary leader Jean-Paul Marat in his bathtub, becoming an iconic image of the French Revolution.
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D.
The Weeping Woman
The Weeping Woman is a famous 1937 painting by Pablo Picasso that powerfully depicts a grief-stricken female figure in his Cubist style, often interpreted as a symbol of the suffering caused by war.
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E.
The Raft of the Medusa
The Raft of the Medusa is a monumental 1818–1819 Romantic oil painting by Théodore Géricault depicting shipwrecked survivors adrift at sea, renowned for its dramatic realism and political commentary.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
oil painting
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painting ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
The Third of May 1808
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surface form:
El tres de mayo de 1808
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| artHistoricalSignificance | considered a pioneering work of modern, emotionally charged war painting ⓘ |
| artist | Francisco Goya ⓘ |
| collection |
Prado Museum
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surface form:
Museo del Prado collection
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| commissionedAfter |
Napoleonic invasion of Spain
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surface form:
Peninsular War
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| commissionedBy |
Spanish Regency Council
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surface form:
Spanish provisional government
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| completionDate | 1814 ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Spain ⓘ |
| creator | Francisco Goya ⓘ |
| depicts |
French firing squad
ⓘ
French occupation of Spain ⓘ Napoleonic troops ⓘ Napoleonic invasion of Spain ⓘ
surface form:
Peninsular War
Spanish resistance fighters ⓘ execution of Spanish civilians ⓘ night scene ⓘ religious symbolism ⓘ |
| follows | The Second of May 1808 ⓘ |
| genre |
history painting
ⓘ
war art ⓘ |
| height | 266 cm ⓘ |
| inception | 1814 ⓘ |
| influenced |
Guernica
ⓘ
surface form:
Pablo Picasso’s Guernica
modern war art ⓘ |
| languageOfTitle | English ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Madrid
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Spain ⓘ |
| location |
Prado Museum
ⓘ
surface form:
Museo del Prado
|
| materialUsed |
canvas
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oil paint ⓘ |
| medium | oil on canvas ⓘ |
| movement | Romanticism ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
anonymous, faceless firing squad
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central figure with outstretched arms resembling a crucifixion pose ⓘ emphasis on emotional expression of victims ⓘ strong contrast of light and dark (chiaroscuro) ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Spanish ⓘ |
| originalTitle |
The Third of May 1808
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
El tres de mayo de 1808 en Madrid
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| partOfSeries | paintings about the uprisings of 2–3 May 1808 ⓘ |
| setInPlace | Madrid ⓘ |
| setInTime | 3 May 1808 ⓘ |
| subjectEvent | executions following the Dos de Mayo Uprising ⓘ |
| theme |
horrors of war
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martyrdom ⓘ national resistance ⓘ political repression ⓘ |
| title | The Third of May 1808 self-link ⓘ |
| width | 345 cm ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Third of May 1808 Description of subject: The Third of May 1808 is a famous painting by Francisco Goya that powerfully depicts the execution of Spanish civilians by Napoleon’s troops, often hailed as a pioneering work of modern, emotionally charged war art.
Referenced by (9)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
El tres de mayo de 1808 en Madrid
this entity surface form:
El tres de mayo de 1808