Scene of the defense of the "parque de artillería" during the uprising of the city of madrid on may 2, 1808 against the napoleonic army. The composition focuses on the gunner pedro velarde at the moment of being shot down. To his left is luis daoíz ordering new positions painfully wounded repenting in the canyon. The rest of the canvas features a large group of anonymous characters dragging cannons, firing rifles and attacking with knives and sticks, surrounded by a floor littered with victims. The atmosphere is full of gunshot smoke. Object Type: painting. Date: 1884. Dimensions: height: 400 cm (13.1 ft) ; width: 580 cm (19 ft). Medium: oil on canvas. Collection: Museo del Prado. El Dos de Maig. Defensa del Parque de Artilleria de Monteleón, en Madrid, el día Dos de Mayo de 1808.
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