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A montage from David Denison.



The Third of May 1808

El Tres de Mayo, by Francisco de Goya, from Prado
Artist
Francisco Goya

Chumbawamba - El Fusilado

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=05j25PHA7l8

[Verse 1]
Listen close to this crooked mouth
For my story I will tell–o
I lived in Mexico by the name of Wenseslao Moguel–o
Left my home in Santiago
The heart of the city of Merida
Served with my brothers and sisters all
For the army of Pancho Villa

[Chorus]
Stand me straight against the nearest wall
Line up your bravest soldiers oh
Ten good shots, I'll take them all
They call me El Fusilado

[Verse 2]
The Federales captured me
Bound up my arms with wire
Officer came he says, “Take your aim –
Steady your guns and fire!”
Bullet holes all across my chest
Ripped up my shirt and my body–o
Heart beat on through the silenced guns
To the rhythm of life inside me–o

[Chorus]
Stand me straight against the nearest wall
Line up your bravest soldiers oh
Ten good shots, I'll take them all
They call me El Fusilado

[Verse 3]
Fell to the ground, the officer came
One last shot to the head¬–o
Heard through the pain as he walked away
And left me there for dead–o
All went quiet so I crawled away
I wasn't giving up to the glory
Ten good shots, I took them all
And lived to tell my story

[Chorus]
Stand me straight against the nearest wall
Line up your bravest soldiers oh
Ten good shots, I'll take them all
They call me El Fusilado

[Chorus]
Stand me straight against the nearest wall
Line up your bravest soldiers oh
Ten good shots, I'll take them all
They call me El Fusilado

Walk Like an Egyptian
The Bangles
https://youtu.be/UJEAwZRTUXU

All the old paintings on the tombs
They do the sand dance don't you know
If they move too quick (oh whey oh)
They're falling down like a domino

All the bazaar men by the Nile
They got the money on a bet
Gold crocodiles (oh whey oh)
They snap their teeth on your cigarette

Foreign types with the hookah pipes
(Whey oh whey oh, ay oh whey oh)
Walk like an Egyptian

The blonde waitresses take their trays
They spin around and they cross the floor
They've got the moves (oh whey oh)

You drop your drink , then they give you more
All the school kids so sick of books
They like the punk and the metal band
When the buzzer rings (oh whey oh)

They're walking like an Egyptian
All the kids in the marketplace say
(Whey oh whey oh, ay oh whey oh)
Walk like an Egyptian

Slide your feet up the street bend your back
Shift your arm then you pull it back
Life is hard you know (oh whey oh)

So strike a pose on a Cadillac
If you want to find all the cops
They're hanging out in the donut shop
They sing and dance (oh whey oh)

They spin the clubs, cruise down the block
All the Japanese with their yen
The party boys call the Kremlin
And the Chinese know (oh whey oh)

They walk the line like Egyptian
All the cops in the donut shop say
(Whey oh whey oh, ay oh whey oh)
Walk like an Egyptian
Walk like an Egyptian

The Execution of Emperor Maximilian is a series of paintings by Edouard Manet produced over the period from 1867 to 1869, depicting the execution by firing squad of Emperor Maximilian I of the short-lived Second Mexican Empire.

Born in 1832, the second son of Archduke Franz Karl of Austria of the House of Hapsburg and Princess Sophie of Bavaria, Maximilian pursued a career in the Austrian Navy. At the end of his naval tenure he was persuaded by Napoleon III of France to become Emperor of Mexico following the French intervention in Mexico.

Maximilian entered Mexico in May 1864, facing major opposition from forces loyal to the deposed president Benito Juarez throughout his reign, subsequently his new Empire collapsed following Napoleon’s withdrawal of French troops in 1866.

The 'emperor' was captured on Cerro de las Campanas in May 1867, sentenced to death at a court martial, and executed, together with Generals Miguel Miramon and Tomas Mejia, on 19 June 1867.

Manet supported the Republican cause, particularly as represented by Leon Gambetta, but was inspired to start work on a painting, heavily influenced by Goya's The Third of May 1808 (See the opening post of the topic thread above). The final work, painted in 1868–1869 is now held by the Kunsthalle Mannheim. The painting is signed by Manet in the lower left corner, bearing the date of Maximilian's execution in 1867, not when the work was completed 1868–1869.



The Execution of Emperor Maximilian (1867), oil on canvas, 195.9 × 259.7 cm. Museum of Fine Arts, Boston




The Execution of Emperor Maximilian (1868–69), oil on canvas, 252 × 305 cm. Kunsthalle Mannheim

very beautiful really . and the 2nd painting is well constructed very well

Bytheway redbeck I can't DM you yet but thanks for helping me with my account. all is fixed now.

tempo wrote: 03 Oct 2023 23:00 very beautiful really . and the 2nd painting is well constructed very well

Bytheway redbeck I can't DM you yet but thanks for helping me with my account. all is fixed now.

I am glad you like the paintings tempo, also happy to hear that your user account is all sorted out. I emailed you direct just to let you know. Kind Regards Redbeck