Disasters of War.http://www.napoleonguide.com/goyaind.htm Francisco de Goya depicted a brutal scene of war during Napoleon’s occupation of Spain in The Executions of May 3, 1808 (Fig. 10.3). Goya successfully makes the viewer feel for the killed and soon-to-be executed Spanish rioters. The Spaniards are unarmed civilians, and even a monk is depicted, reinforcing the religious connotation of the man with the outstretched arms. Goya depicts the French forces as cold and brutal, nameless and faceless soldiers who turn their backs to us. Goya also created a series of prints called The Disasters of War. This series consists of eighty prints that Goya produced between the years of 1814 and 1820. Look at examples from this series and compare them to The Executions on the Third of May, 1808.

What message or mood was Goya conveying?

Käthe Kollwitz. Käthe Kollwitz was born in East Prussia, married a doctor, and moved to Berlin where her husband tended to the poor. Kollwitz saw much death and despair, after losing a son in World War I and a grandson in World War II. Kollwitz primarily created prints depicting themes of war, poverty, peasants, woman and child, and self-portraits.

Compare The Outbreak (Fig. 10.4) to others in the Peasant War series as well as comparing it to images of war and other peasant works. Explain your answer.

Protest Art. Do you feel most protest art is valuable, or is it a waste of time and energy? What are social issues that are protested today? What role should the artist play in today’s society? What are the most effective means of protesting? Give examples.

Advertisements/Commercial Art. Are advertisements art? Are these television commercials protest art?

Explain your answer.