Wednesday, March 6, 2013

A Dark Hour


The Execution of Torrijos and his companions at Málaga Beach (1888) by the Spanish painter Antonio Gisbert Pérez (1835-1902). Gisbert Pérez was a convinced liberal and depicted here the tragical end of a liberal revolution in 1831. Another forfeited chance to modernize his country.

2 comments:

  1. This scene reminds me of the Executions of The Third of May 1808 by Goya. It as if the artist has a need to record catastrophes, so these events aren't written out of history.

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  2. The comparision with Goya is absolutely right.

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