Modo con que los antiguos Espanoles cazaban los toros a caballo en el campo (The Way in which the Ancient Spaniards Hunted Bulls on Horseback in the Open Country)

in or before 1816

Francisco Goya

Associated Names
Francisco Goya
Artist, Spanish, 1746 - 1828
This is a drawing depicting bulls and a mounted figure. The central figure is sitting on a large animal holding a spear-like instrument. Another figure is interacting with a bull. The intensity of the scene is captured, showing the movement of the bulls and their horns. The background is minimal, focusing on the central action. The texture of the drawing suggests shading techniques.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching, burnished aquatint and drypoint [first edition impression]

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.1620

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Harris 1964, no. 204, State III(1)

  • Series Title

    Tauromaquia: pl.1 [Harris 204-36]

Associated Artworks

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La Tauromaquia (The Bullfight)

Francisco Goya
1816
This print depicts two men impaling a bull in an open gray landscape. The bull is in the center of the two men, facing us, with its head lowered. The two men are stabbing the bull with long weapons that they each hold with both hands. The man on the left appears to have dark skin with a white hat and shirt, while the man on the right has pale skin with a dark hat and shirt. The background shows a natural landscape with minimal detail. The ground the figures stand on appears to be near a body of water, although that is unclear. Low hills surround them, with a patch of trees visible against a cloudy sky.

Otro modo de cazar a pie (Another Way of Hunting on Foot)

Francisco Goya
1816
This is a drawing of an encounter with a bull. Three individuals are engaged in a confrontation with the bull. Two figures are advancing towards the bull, one holding a sword and the other a shield. The bull faces off against these two figures. On the right, a horse is rearing or falling, partially obscured. Another person is on the ground in front of the bull and horse. The scene conveys movement and tension, with the bull at the center of the turmoil. Strong contrasts and dynamic positioning evoke action and danger.

Los moros establecidos en Espana, prescindiendo de las supersticiones de su Alcoran, adoptaron esta caza y arte, y lancean un toro en el campo (The Moors Settled in Spain, Giving up the Superstitions of the Koran, Adopted This Art of Hunting, and Spear a Bull in the Open)

Francisco Goya
1816

Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1964

  • Harris, Tomás. Goya: engravings and lithographs. 2 vols. Oxford: Bruno Cassirer, 1964.

Wikidata ID

Q64956210

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