Desgracias acaecidas en el tendido de la plaza de Madrid, y muerte del alcalde de Tor rejon (Dreadful events in the Front Rows of the Ring at Madrid and Death of the Mayor of Torrejon)

in or before 1816

Francisco Goya

Associated Names
Francisco Goya

Artist, Spanish, 1746 - 1828

This is a painting of a bull in an arena. The composition depicts a bull among figures in a chaotic scene. The figures are piled up or fallen over in the ground of an arena or enclosed space. The bull and figures are positioned towards the right side of the image, creating a sense of movement and tension. The arena is depicted with simple, stark lines contrasting with the figures and empty background. The etching style uses fine lines and shading to convey texture and detail, emphasizing the chaotic motion. The painting is in the style of Francisco Goya, known for dramatic and intense portrayals of human and animal interactions.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching, burnished aquatint, lavis, drypoint and burin [first edition impression]

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.1640

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Harris 1964, no. 224, State III(1)

  • Series Title

    Tauromaquia: pl.21 [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

Bibliography

1964

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

1996

  • Hults, Linda C. The Print in the Western World. Madison: University of Wisconsin Press, 1996, 410, fig.7.37, 411.

Wikidata ID

Q64956258

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