Picador Caught by a Bull

1825

Francisco Goya

Associated Names
Francisco Goya

Artist, Spanish, 1746 - 1828

This is a drawing of a bullfighting scene in an arena. The drawing illustrates a moment where a bull is interacting with figures on horses who are engaging with the bull using long spears. The scene is set within a bullring, with the audience barely discernible as a crowd in the background. The drawing is in monochrome, emphasizing the contrasts between light and shadow. The composition captures the tension and chaos, with dynamic lines conveying movement and struggle. The figures are outlined with varying degrees of detail, adding to the sense of turmoil and excitement in bullfighting events.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    lithograph on wove paper [edition impression printed by Gaulon in Bordeaux in 1825]

  • Credit Line

    Gift of W.G. Russell Allen

  • Accession Number

    1941.1.166

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Harris 1964, no. 284, State II


Artwork history & notes

Exhibition History

1988

  • Drawings on Stone: Early European Lithography, NGA, 1988.

Bibliography

1964

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

Wikidata ID

Q64956205

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