The Second of May 1808

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history painting oil painting work of art

The Second of May 1808 is a famous history painting by Francisco Goya depicting the violent uprising of the people of Madrid against Napoleon’s Mamluk cavalry during the Peninsular War.

Aliases (2)

Dos de Mayo Uprising ×2
El dos de mayo de 1808 ×1

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	history painting → oil painting → work of art →
alternativeTitle	The Charge of the Mamelukes →
artist	Francisco Goya →
collection	Museo Nacional del Prado collection →
colorPalette	dramatic contrasts of light and dark →
commissionedBy	Spanish provisional government →
completionDate	1814 →
countryOfOrigin	Spain →
creator	Francisco Goya →
creatorNationality	Spanish →
depicts	Mamluk cavalry → Puerta del Sol, Madrid → Spanish civilians → popular revolt against French occupation → street fighting → uprising in Madrid →
depictsTime	2 May 1808 →
describedAtURL	https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Second_of_May_1808 →
exhibitionVenue	Museo del Prado, Madrid →
followedBy	The Third of May 1808 →
genre	history painting →
hasPart	background architecture of Madrid → figures of Mamluk horsemen → figures of Spanish insurgents → rearing horses →
historicalEventDepicted	Dos de Mayo Uprising → Peninsular War →
inception	1814 →
locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity	Madrid →
location	Museo del Prado →
materialUsed	canvas → oil paint →
movement	Romanticism →
notableFor	dynamic depiction of chaotic combat → political and patriotic symbolism →
originalLanguageTitle	El dos de mayo de 1808 →
partOfSeries	pair of paintings about the uprising of 2–3 May 1808 →
setInPeriod	Napoleonic Wars → Peninsular War →
significantEvent	popular uprising against Napoleon’s troops →
significantPlace	Madrid →
theme	anti-tyranny resistance → national uprising → violence of war →
title	The Second of May 1808 →

Referenced by (6)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Mutiny of Aranjuez ("Dos de Mayo Uprising") →	followedBy
The Third of May 1808 →	follows
The Second of May 1808 ("Dos de Mayo Uprising") →	historicalEventDepicted
Francisco Goya →	notableWork
The Second of May 1808 ("El dos de mayo de 1808") →	originalLanguageTitle
The Second of May 1808 →	title