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Agustina de Aragón
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Agustina Raimunda María Saragossa i Domènech, better known as Agustina of Aragón, was a Spanish woman who defended Spain during the Peninsular War, first as a civilian and later as a professional offi
Agustina as depicted by Fernando Brambila
Agustina as depicted by Fernando Brambila
The Defence of Saragossa by David Wilkie
The Defence of Saragossa by David Wilkie
General José de Palafox on Horseback by Francisco Goya
General José de Palafox on Horseback by Francisco Goya
Assault on Saragossa by January Suchodolski, 1845
Assault on Saragossa by January Suchodolski, 1845
The Disasters of War
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The Disasters of War is a series of 82 prints created between 1810 and 1820 by the Spanish painter and printmaker Francisco Goya. Although Goya did not make known his intention when creating the plate
Agustina de Aragón
…again, to the Chapel of the Annunciation in the Church of Our Lady (Nuestra Señora del Portillo). Agustina is the only clearly recognisable figure in The Disasters of War by Goya, who was from the same city. Lord Byron wrote several highly detailed verses in Childe Harold about Agustina. Byron is known to have traveled…
Plate 34: Por una navaja (For a clasp knife). A garroted priest grasps a crucifix in his hands. Pinned to his chest is a description of the crime for
Plate 34: Por una navaja (For a clasp knife). A garroted priest grasps a crucifix in his hands. Pinned to his chest is a description of the crime for which he was killed—possession of a knife.
Plate 3: Lo mismo (The same). A Spanish civilian about to decapitate a French soldier with an axe.
Plate 3: Lo mismo (The same). A Spanish civilian about to decapitate a French soldier with an axe.
In The Third of May 1808, along with its companion work The Second of May 1808, Goya sought to commemorate Spanish resistance to Napoleon's armies dur
In The Third of May 1808, along with its companion work The Second of May 1808, Goya sought to commemorate Spanish resistance to Napoleon's armies during the occupation of 1808. Both were produced in 1814, while the print series was in progress.
Francisco Goya, Portrait of the Duke of Wellington, 1812–1814. During the Peninsular War, the British, led by Wellington, led a proxy war against Napo
Francisco Goya, Portrait of the Duke of Wellington, 1812–1814. During the Peninsular War, the British, led by Wellington, led a proxy war against Napoleon's marshals and the Imperial French Army.