Bullfight
Medium
Brush and black ink with wash
Dimensions
5 5/8 x 8 11/16 in. (14.3 x 22 cm)
Classification
Drawings
Culture
Spanish
Department
Robert Lehman Collection
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Robert Lehman Collection, 1975
Accession Number
1975.1.977
Rights
Public Domain
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About this artwork
This drawings titled "Bullfight" by Velázquez (Diego Rodríguez de Silva y Velázquez)|Eugenio Lucas y Padilla dates to 19th century. Executed in brush and black ink with wash, this work represents Spanish artistic traditions. The piece demonstrates the technical skill and artistic vision characteristic of its period. The work's presence in a major museum collection attests to its significance in the broader narrative of art history. As part of institutional holdings, it serves both scholarly rese...
About the Artist
Velázquez (Diego Rodríguez de Silva y Velázquez)|Eugenio Lucas y Padilla · 1599–1660
Diego Rodríguez de Silva y Velázquez, baptized on June 6, 1599, in Seville, Spain, emerged as one of the supreme masters of the Spanish Baroque. The eldest son of notary Juan Rodríguez de Silva and Jerónima Velázquez, he displayed prodigious talent early on. At around age 11 or 12, he apprenticed under Francisco Pacheco, the esteemed Sevillian painter, theorist, and writer whose studio functioned ...