Les Petits Secrets des grands tableaux – El dos mayo (1814) de Goya

This is one of Goya’s most famous works. A symbol of national independence and identity to the Spanish, it is a tribute to peoples who fight for their freedom. It depicts the Spanish patriots being charged by the Mamelukes — Egyptian mercenaries in the pay of the French army — and eloquently illustrates the shock of the onslaught and the bloody repression of the uprising by the occupier.