Why it matters
A large crowd gathers in Barcelona to watch a public execution by garrotte in 1893. Casas recorded the harsh scene accurately, without social denunciation, as a chronicle of the city.
Did you know?
- It was painted in 1894.
- It won third prize at Spain's National Exhibition of Fine Arts in 1895.
- It is in the Museo Reina Sofía in Madrid.
Based on the Wikipedia article Garrote vil (Garrotte) (CC BY-SA 4.0).
