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The Forceful Rendon Stabs a Bull with the Pique, from which Pass He Died in the Ring at Madrid
The Forceful Rendon Stabs a Bull with the Pique, from which Pass He Died in the Ring at Madrid
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The Forceful Rendon Stabs a Bull with the Pique, from which Pass He Died in the Ring at Madrid

Artist (Spanish, 1746–1828)
Date1816
Mediumetching and aquatint on cream laid paper
Dimensionsplate: 24.5 × 35.1 cm (9 5/8 × 13 13/16 in.)
sheet: 32.1 × 44 cm (12 5/8 × 17 5/16 in.)
ClassificationsPrints
Credit LineSarah C. Garver Fund
Object number1965.44
Label TextThis is one of the most heroic images of Goya’s series. In the Madrid bullring on June 16, 1777, Manuel Rendón was working with superstar matador Costillares. The masterful picador is shown lancing the bull from a rearing horse, like Saint George slaying the dragon. Gored in the chest, the horse later stumbled, unseating the picador, who fell backwards on his head. The fracture to the base of his skull caused Rendón’s death. Goya’s dramatic image commemorates Rendón’s skill and bravery in action, rather than the inglorious details of his demise.ProvenanceCraddock and Barnard, London, UK
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Francisco de Goya
1816
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Image Not Available for Expiró sin remedio (There was nothing to be done and he died); plate 53 from Disasters of War
Expiró sin remedio (There was nothing to be done and he died); plate 53 from Disasters of War
Francisco de Goya
about 1820
Image Not Available for The Unlucky Death of Pepe Illo in the Ring at Madrid (La desgraciada muerte de Pepe Illo en la plaza de Madrid) (plate 33)
The Unlucky Death of Pepe Illo in the Ring at Madrid (La desgraciada muerte de Pepe Illo en la plaza de Madrid) (plate 33)
Francisco de Goya
1816
Image Not Available for Dreadful Events in the Front Rows of the Ring at Madrid and Death of the Mayor of Terrejon (Desgracias acaecidas en el tiendido de la plaza de Madrid, y muerte del alcalde de Torrejon) (plate 21)
Dreadful Events in the Front Rows of the Ring at Madrid and Death of the Mayor of Terrejon (Desgracias acaecidas en el tiendido de la plaza de Madrid, y muerte del alcalde de Torrejon) (plate 21)
Francisco de Goya
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Image Not Available for The Agility and Audacity of Juanito Apinani in [the Ring] at Madrid (Ligereza y atrevimiento de Juanito Apinani ed la de Madrid) (plate 20)
The Agility and Audacity of Juanito Apinani in [the Ring] at Madrid (Ligereza y atrevimiento de Juanito Apinani ed la de Madrid) (plate 20)
Francisco de Goya
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Image Not Available for The Way in which the Ancient Spaniards Hunted Bulls on Horseback in the Open Country (Modo con que los antiguos Espanoles cazaban los toros a caballo en el campo) Plate 1
The Way in which the Ancient Spaniards Hunted Bulls on Horseback in the Open Country (Modo con que los antiguos Espanoles cazaban los toros a caballo en el campo) Plate 1
Francisco de Goya
1816
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Francisco de Goya
1816
Image Not Available for Murió la Verdad (The truth has died); plate 79 from Disasters of War
Murió la Verdad (The truth has died); plate 79 from Disasters of War
Francisco de Goya
about 1820
Image Not Available for Charles V Spearing a Bull in the Ring at Valladolid (Charlos V. Lanceando en la plaza de Valladolid) (plate 10)
Charles V Spearing a Bull in the Ring at Valladolid (Charlos V. Lanceando en la plaza de Valladolid) (plate 10)
Francisco de Goya
1816
Image Not Available for The Moors make a Different Play in the Ring Calling the Bull with their Burnous ( Los Moros hacen otro capeo en plaza con su albornoz) (plate 6)
The Moors make a Different Play in the Ring Calling the Bull with their Burnous ( Los Moros hacen otro capeo en plaza con su albornoz) (plate 6)
Francisco de Goya
1816
Image Not Available for A Moor Caught by the Bull in the Ring (Cogida de un Moro estando en la plaza) (plate 8)
A Moor Caught by the Bull in the Ring (Cogida de un Moro estando en la plaza) (plate 8)
Francisco de Goya
1816