# The Third of May 1808 by Francisco de Goya

- Created: 1814
- Medium: Oil on canvas
- Where to see it: Museo del Prado, Madrid, Spain — https://worldmuseumguide.org/museums/prado/

The Third of May 1808 is an oil painting by Spanish artist Francisco de Goya, painted in 1814 to commemorate the Spanish resistance to Napoleon's occupation. It depicts the execution of Madrid civilians by French troops on the night of 3–4 May 1808, the day after the Dos de Mayo uprising. A central figure in a white shirt, arms thrown wide open, faces a line of anonymous soldiers. The painting is in the Museo del Prado in Madrid and is considered the first great anti-war painting of Western art.

Updated 2026-07-18. Source: https://worldmuseumguide.org/artworks/the-third-of-may-1808/ — World Museum Guide.