Two Teams of Picadors Thrown One After the Other by a Single Bull (Dos grupos de picadores arrollados de seguida por un solo toro) (plate 32)
Artist
Francisco de Goya
(Spanish, 1746–1828)
Date1816
Mediumetching and aquatint on cream laid paper
Dimensionsplate: 24.2 x 35.3 cm; sheet: 31.5 x 44.6 cm
ClassificationsPrints
Credit LineSarah C. Garver Fund
Object number1965.48
Label TextAfter the Muslims were driven from Spain in the fifteenth century, bull-lancing tournaments became the favorite sport of the aristocracy. In fact, corridas became such a routine part of Spanish life that they were eventually held during fiestas in commemoration of holy days and the canonization of saints; even now the opening day of the bullfighting season in some areas of Spain is Easter Sunday. These bullfighting-related fiestas are important community events, often reflecting local and regional identities and traditions.ProvenanceCraddock and Barnard, London, UKOn View
Not on viewFrancisco de Goya
1816