Tauromaquia
1816
Francisco de Goya y Lucientes (Spanish, 1746-1828)
Not on View

Goya's images of the Spanish bullfight are full of drama, tension, and violence. The bullfight takes place in an enclosed space, surrounded by rows of transfixed visitors. It offers certain death for the bulls, but also possible death for their human opponents in the ring. Goya's extensive painted and etched images of bullfights are powerful, psychological studies of the conflict between men and animals, and his bulls are often given more nobility than the men who surround them.

Details

  • Artist Name: Francisco de Goya y Lucientes (Spanish, 1746-1828)
  • Title: Tauromaquia
  • Date: 1816
  • Medium: Etching, burnished aquatint, lavis, drypoint, and burin on laid paper
  • Edition: 1st edition, bound
  • Dimensions: plates (var.): 9 3/4 x 14 in. (24.765 x 35.56 cm); sheets (var.): 11 1/2 x 16 7/16 in. (29.21 x 41.75125 cm)
  • Credit Line: The Norton Simon Foundation
  • Accession Number: F.1976.09.01-33.G

Object Information

Possibly Richard Ford, bequeathed to;
Sir Clare Ford, bequeathed, to;
John G. Ford, bequeathed 1941, to;
Brinsley Ford (sale, London, Sotheby’s, 20 May 1976, lot 28, to);
The Norton Simon Foundation.

Unflinching Vision: Goya's Rare Prints

  • Norton Simon Museum, 2013-12-06 to 2014-03-03

La Fiesta Brava: Goya's La Tauromaquia

  • Norton Simon Museum, 1993-01-21 to 1993-07-11

Additional Artwork by Artist

Copies after Velázquez: Isabel de Borbón Francisco de Goya y Lucientes 1778-79
Copies after Velázquez: Un infante de España (Infante Don Fernando) Francisco de Goya y Lucientes c. 1778-79
Desastres de la Guerra Francisco de Goya y Lucientes c. 1810-15

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