Origen de los arpones o banderillas (Origin of the Harpoons or Banderillas)

in or before 1816

Francisco Goya

Associated Names
Francisco Goya

Artist, Spanish, 1746 - 1828

This is a drawing of a bullfight scene. It shows a matador facing a bull inside an arena, with the matador holding a cape in front of the bull. The drawing is highly detailed, showing the textures of the bull's fur and the garments of the matador. In the background, a wooden barrier separates the action from an audience. The arena floor is simply rendered, emphasizing the confrontation between the matador and the bull.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching, burnished aquatint and burin [first edition impression]

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.1626

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Harris 1964, no. 210, State III(1)

  • Series Title

    Tauromaquia: pl.7 [Harris 204-36]

Associated Artworks

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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.

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)

Francisco Goya

1816

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

Artwork history & notes

Exhibition History

1933

  • An Exhibition of Prints from the Collection of Lessing J. Rosenwald, Carnegie Institute, Pittsburgh, PA, 1933, no. 154.

1945

  • Prints from the Lessing J. Rosenwald Collection in the National Gallery of Art, Washington, John Herron Art Institute, Indianapolis, IN, 1945, no. 74.

Bibliography

1964

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

Wikidata ID

Q64956226

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