Dos grupos de picadores arrollados de seguida por un solo toro (Two Teams of Picadors Thrown One after the Other by a Single Bull)
in or before 1816
Medium
etching, burnished aquatint, drypoint and burin [first edition impression]
Classification
Portfolio
Department
CG-E
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Rosenwald Collection
Accession Number
1943.3.1651
Art Historical Context
In Francisco Goya's dramatic etching *Dos grupos de picadores arrollados de seguida por solo toro* (Two Teams of Picadors Th One after the Other by Single Bull), created in or before 1816, we witness the raw peril of Spain's national spectacle—bullfighting. Part of Goya's renowned *Tauromaquia* series a portfolio of 33 prints celebrating and critiquing the ferocity of the ring, this first-edition impression captures two teams of picadors hurled by a single, unstoppable bull. Goya, a master of Romanticism, infuses the scene with chaotic energy, blending heroism and brutality to reflect human vu...
About the Artist
Francisco Goya
Francisco Goya, born on March 30, 1746, in the small Aragonese village of Fuendetodos, Spain, to a gilder father and a mother from a family claiming minor nobility, displayed artistic promise early. At age 14, he apprenticed under painter José Luzán y Martínez in Zaragoza, honing his skills by copying prints before working independently. After unsuccessful attempts to enter Madrid's Real Academia ...