Series of prints by Francisco Goya depicting bullfighting scenes
Νο.18: The Daring of Martincho in the Ring at Zaragoza, etching and aquatint 24,5 × 35,5 cm. In this work from La Tauromaquia a famous bullfighter is depicted sitting on a chair and with feet shackled together while facing the attacking bull. Here, Goya ignores – partly – the laws of perspective, depicting the viewers in a rather unusual way in order to give more dynamism to the work.Self-portrait, 1790–1795, oil on canvas, 42 × 28 cm. In this painting Goya depicts himself in a bullfighter's suit
La Tauromaquia (Bullfighting) is a series of 33 prints created by the Spanish painter and printmakerFrancisco Goya, which was published in 1816. The works of the series depict bullfighting scenes. There are also seven extra prints that were not published in the original edition.
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