Consider Klimt's Death and Life and Goya's Executions of the Third of May, 1808, both included in this chapter of the text. Discuss the ways in which each artist visually established focal points or areas of interest. 

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The main areas of emphasis in Klimt's work are death and the motherly figure. The two are hooked through a direct gaze from Death to the woman. One is malicious-looking while the other joyful. One is dark, and one is light. One is clothed in pattern of grave markers while the other is not clothed at all. Life, or the motherly figure, takes up more space in the composition, but Death's white skull stands out against its dark wardrobe and the dark background. 
In Goya's work, the colors white, yellow, and red demand our attention by creating a dramatic focal area against a background of earthtones and black. The lantern shines upon a man, who is about to get shot, along with the directional force of the guns-all of the attention is on him, dressed in a white shirt with an expression of pain, while the soldiers are faceless, anonymous.