Goya's Third of May Painting Continues to Impress

March 15, 2012 - PRLog -- The Third of May is a classic work from Spanish painter Francisco de Goya which continues to attract great attention thanks to the technical qualities of the painting as well as the content involved which covered a key historical moment around the start of the 19th century. This press release will examine much of the life of this great painter and help you to understand the great legacy that he left.

Despite the years which have passed since the Spanish uprising which is captured in the Third of May painting, there is still a huge interest in this painting which also has lead to continued reproductions being ordered of it for the many fans of Goya who can be found all around the world, with his career comfortably standing the test of time.

There are increasing numbers of companies online who offer Goya reproductions and are taking advantage of this growing interest in someone who created art in a very traditional way, drawing on the passion which can be found in so many of the paintings created by romanticists, with Goya remaining as one of the most significant contributors to it.

Goya decided to take on the Spanish uprising against occupying French forces as a topic for his work because he felt great passions about what had been going on and was interested in depicting the horror of war, which most other artists have not normally chosen to do. Picasso's Guernica is another example of where an artist has really tackled the negativities of war and found powerful emotions in art from doing just that. It is pleasing to see Goya still appreciated so much around the world, and so many who continue to follow the romanticist movement.

You can discover more about Goya paintings at http://goyapaintings.org/ which also offers an illustrative gallery of the Spanish artist's best work.

Third of May by Goya is discussed at http://goyathirdofmay.com/ which includes coverage of the artist's life and career as well.