Spanish Entertainment
Artist
Francisco de Goya
(Spanish, 1746–1828)
Date1825
Mediumlithograph on cream wove paper
Dimensionsimage: 30.3 × 41.3 cm (11 15/16 × 16 1/4 in.)
sheet: 47.5 × 62.9 cm (18 11/16 × 24 3/4 in.)
sheet: 47.5 × 62.9 cm (18 11/16 × 24 3/4 in.)
ClassificationsPrints
Credit LineMrs. Kingsmill Marrs Collection
Object number1926.679
DescriptionNo. 3 from Los Toros de BordeosLabel TextHere Goya pokes fun at the tradition of amateur bullfighting known as novillada. Fearless enthusiasts tumble over slipshod barriers to taunt bulls in the ring. Some laugh at a would-be matador attacked from behind, as a bull lifts his shirt and nuzzles his backside. A man is trampled in the middle of the ring, as a wave of people move in unison to escape the bulls. Goya’s sketchy drawing and innovative printmaking technique suit this dark comedy. Having drawn the group on the stone with relative care, he went back to scrape parts of the drawing away from the printing surface to soften tone and create highlights.ProvenanceBy 1893, John J. Peoli [1825-1893], New York, NY. By 1926, Laura Norcross Marrs [1845-1926], Boston, MA; 1926, by bequest to the Worcester Art Museum.
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