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In defense, the Republicans worked to guard Madrid from Nationalist hands and stabilize fronts. Madrid was kept in Republican possession for three years; most industrial areas were under Republican control during this time, as Nationalists held most areas of food production (Solsten). The Republic did not possess a well trained…

The city of Madrid the capital of Spain is a metropolis with a rich history. The city is located right in the center of Spain and is considered to be one of the liveliest cities. Madrid is a mixture of modern and vintage buildings, making a unique city. When examining the Madrid, there is a sense of the mixed cultures due to the many past cultures that have to settle in this land. The metropolis has many features that separated from other cities, especially some of the historic sites. Even…

Figure 1: Francisco Goya (1814). The Executions of May 3, 1808 (Goya, 1814). The Executions of May 3, 1808 Introduction Artwork analysis involves a thorough scrutiny on how the Elements of Art and Principles of Composition have been applied in a given piece of art. The purpose of the analysis is to determine whether the artwork meets the threshold both in composition principles and in the use of elements of art. Francisco Goya’s The Executions of May 3, 1808 is an impressive artwork whose style…

Kloss asserts that Diego Velázquez was “one of the greatest painters in a European century”. Perhaps the most famous painting by Velazquez is his Maids of Honor, Las Meninas, painted about 1656. It has the distinction of being probably the first painting in which a living King and a painter at work are seen together in a studio” (L36, 20:11). The subject is multifaceted; the painting is entitled Maids of Honor, referring to the princess’ maids who are attending to her, but are not the focus…

hard to understand but its clear to see that the panting is based on chaos, pain, and death. Now a days Guernica is seen as a icon as the first truly modern history painting. Guernica is now held in the capital of Spain, Museo Reina Sofia, Madrid. Picasso didn’t want his painting in his hometown because of everything hat was going on yet, but that all changed when everything got back on tracked and when that happen it was 1973 the year Picasso had died. This painting is a ambiguous…

ambassadors from Madrid, so Spain introduced international isolation that continued into the 1950s. Franco called himself the "Chorillo" leader. Although Spain officially followed the policy of neutrality in World War II, Franco supported Nazi Germany. During his authoritarian rule, he appointed all members of the Spanish parliament, the "Cartes" A democratic front, prisons were overcrowded, and martial law prevailed, and the phenomenon of military courts flourished. In order to face the…

The painting Las Meninas is a very exquisite painting. It requires deep thought to understand. Although Velázquez painted the original, Picasso also made his own interpretation of it in a cubistic painting more fit to his style. There are differences and similarities to the two paintings and each painter needed much motivation to paint both masterpieces. The original Las Meninas painted by Velázquez, has a subtle but deep underlying meaning that can be difficult to define. In the painting you…

Francisco de Goya was a Spanish painter. He was born March 30th 1746 and died April 16th 1828. He is known for his paintings, drawings, sculptures, and printmaking. He is also known for his big and wild imagination and his devotion to painting. Francisco was born in Fuendetodos, Spain. He had four siblings named Rita, Jacinta, Mariano, and Carmilo. In 1749 the Goya family moved to Zaragoza, where Francisco went to school at a Pius School. When Francisco was 19 and 22 he sent in entries for the…

The years leading up to the Spanish Civil War were marked by social and economic instability. The War lasted from 1936 to 1939 and resulted in a new leader and a new government. Conditions in Spain continued to decline creating a poor social, political, and economic state after the establishment of autarky. The new regime and barriers like censorship made it difficult for filmmakers to produce new movies, especially with the emergence of CIFESA. Raza and Locura de amor were two films in…

Madrid Spain is the capitol city of Spain. The country of Spain has an interesting past, but a great economic future. In that Madrid sat in the middle of all the excitement, with all of its history. It had a rip for several hundreds of years that damage Spain’s culture, but also made the history unique. It has a wide variety of religion. With all the beautiful churches or cathedrals, evangelism is something new to Madrid Spain. The history of Madrid Spain is rich in diversity. According to…