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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)
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)

Artist (Spanish, 1746–1828)
Date1816
Mediumetching and aquatint on cream laid paper
Dimensionsplate: 24.2 x 35.1 cm; sheet: 31.7 x 44 cm
ClassificationsPrints
Credit LineSarah C. Garver Fund
Object number1965.22
Label TextGoya identifies the origin of the matador’s cape—or muleta—as a burnous, a long woolen cloak worn by desert Arabs. He based his representation of Moors on the only Muslims he knew first hand, Mamluk warriors of the Napoleonic cavalry. A caste of Turkish warriors who were originally slaves, the Mamluks rose to political power over much of the Middle East from the eighth to nineteenth centuries. Napoleon formed a Mamluk cavalry corps, which were among the French army that terrorized Spain during the Peninsular Wars of 1808-1814.ProvenanceCraddock and Barnard, London, UK
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The Moors Settled in Spain, Giving Up the Superstitions of the Koran, Adopted the Art of Hunting, and Spear a Bull in the Open (Los moros establecidos en España, precindiendo de las supersticiones de su Alcorán, adoptaton esta caza y arte, y lancean un to
Francisco de Goya
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Image Not Available for The Moors Use Donkeys as a Barrier to Defend Themselves Against the Bull Whose Horns Nave Been Tipped With Balls (Palenque de los Moros hecho con burros para defenderse del toro embolado) (plate 17)
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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
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Francisco de Goya
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Image Not Available for The Rabble Hamstring the Bull with Lances, Sickles, Banderillas, and Other Arms (Un caballero Español en plaza quebrando rejoncillos sin auxilio de los chulos) (plate 12)
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Francisco de Goya
1816
Image Not Available for The Spirited Moor Gazul is the First to Spear Bulls According to Rules (El animoso moro Gazul es el primero que lancéo toros en regla), (plate 5)
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Francisco de Goya
1816
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Francisco de Goya
1816
Image Not Available for The Same Man Throws a Bull in the Ring at Madrid (El mismo vuelca un toro en la plaza de Madrid) (plate 16)
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Francisco de Goya
1816
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Charles V Spearing a Bull in the Ring at Valladolid (Charlos V. Lanceando en la plaza de Valladolid) (plate 10)
Francisco de Goya
1816
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1799
Image Not Available for The Very Skillful Student of Falces, Wrapped in His Cape, Tricks the Bull With the Play of His Body (El diestrísimo estudiante de Falces, embozado burla al toro con sus quiebros) (plate 14)
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Francisco de Goya
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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