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In identifying content, elements and form play important roles in bringing out what
the viewers should feel and how they experience these works of art. The
conveyed messages of these artworks come from the analysis of all their
compositions. In order to understand and apply this concept in the next
part of the lesson, watch the analysis done by Dr. Steven Zucker and Dr.
Beth Harris in Goya’s Third of May in 1808. Visit this link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_QM-DfhrNv8 and pay attention to how they interpret the
compositions of the painting leading to its conveyed message. After watching the video, write down
three (3) images that contribute to the subjective meaning of the painting and what these images stand
for.

IMAGES MEANINGS

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NAPOLEON WAS ABLE TO ENTER SPAIN
AND DEPOSE CHARLES IV RESULTING IN
MAKING HIS BROTHER, KING JOSEPH, THE
KING OF SPAIN.

THE EMPEROR NAPOLEON IN

HIS STUDY AT THE TUILERIES

THERE’S A POPULAR REBELLION

AGAINST THE FRENCH CONQUEST OF
SPAIN. AND IT HAPPENED JUST THE DAY
BEFORE. AS VENGEANCE, THE FRENCH
TOOK INNOCENT PEOPLE FROM THE
CITY OF MADRID, LINED THEM UP, AND
SHOOT THEM.
THE SECOND OF MAY 1808

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STIGMATA CAN BEE SEEN IN THE HANDS

OF THE GUY IN THE WHITE SHIRT THAT
IS A REFERENCE TO THE HOLES THAT
CHRIST RECEIVED ON THE CROSS.

SAINT LUKE AS A PAINTER BEFORE

CHRIST ON THE CROSS

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