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Image Not Available for Manly Courage of the Celebrated Pajuelera in [the ring] at Saragossa (Valor varonil de la célebre Pajuelera en la de Zaragoza) (plate 22)
Manly Courage of the Celebrated Pajuelera in [the ring] at Saragossa (Valor varonil de la célebre Pajuelera en la de Zaragoza) (plate 22)
Image Not Available for Manly Courage of the Celebrated Pajuelera in [the ring] at Saragossa (Valor varonil de la célebre Pajuelera en la de Zaragoza) (plate 22)

Manly Courage of the Celebrated Pajuelera in [the ring] at Saragossa (Valor varonil de la célebre Pajuelera en la de Zaragoza) (plate 22)

Artist (Spanish, 1746–1828)
Date1816
Mediumetching and aquatint on cream laid paper
Dimensionsplate: 25 x 35.2 cm; sheet: 31.7 x 44.2 cm
ClassificationsPrints
Credit LineSarah C. Garver Fund
Object number1965.38
Label TextDoña Maria de Gaucín was said to be a cloistered nun who left the convent to become a torera. Goya represented her in the leg armor of the picador, but omitted the traditional wide-brimmed hat to reveal her feminine features. She was said to have been beautiful and pure of heart, as well as courageous. A myth grew up around La Pajuelera, who traveled to bullrings throughout Spain for two or three years before returning to her vocation. Historians of Goya’s era noted that her convent received her career’s earnings, and her sisters enjoyed the reflected fame of her exploits.ProvenanceCraddock and Barnard, London, UK
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