The Execution of Emperor Maximilian

1868 - Painting - 3.05m x 2.52m

The painting The Execution of Emperor Maximilian is an oil on canvas painting made by Édouard Manet in 1868. It is currently in the collection of Kunsthalle Mannheim, and its size is 3.05 meters in width and 2.52 meters in height. The painting depicts a somber scene of the execution of Emperor Maximilian of Mexico by a firing squad.