Dibersion de España (Spanish Entertainment)

1825

Francisco Goya

Associated Names
Francisco Goya

Artist, Spanish, 1746 - 1828

This is a drawing of a bullfighting scene. The image features several bulls in an arena surrounded by a crowd of spectators. The drawing captures a dynamic moment, with three bulls running at the top, while one bull is engaged with a cloth at the bottom. Figures cluster to the right. The composition reflects the chaotic energy of traditional Spanish bullfighting, with detailed expressions and postures in fine lines. The bustling crowd encircles the action, enhancing the feeling of movement and excitement within the space.

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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

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 35.9 x 48.6 cm (14 1/8 x 19 1/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1941.1.167

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Harris 1964, no. 285, State II

  • Series Title

    Bulls of Bordeaux [Harris 283-286]

Artwork history & notes

Exhibition History

1983

  • Graphic Survey Show, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., May 1983.

1988

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

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, 435, 456; fig.8.5, 438.

2003

  • Hughes, Robert. Goya. New York, 2003: 391-393, repro.

Wikidata ID

Q64956207

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