The world of Bullfighting in Francisco de GoyaDivided arena, village bullfight, picador and suerte de varas show Goya fascinated by the bullfighting movement while exposing violence, disorder and collective danger.
1746 - 1828Life of Francisco de Goya
1786Appointment as painter to the King of Spain
1816Publication of the engraved series Tauromaquia
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1793 -1825 · Arena, risk and popular spectacle
Divided arena, village bullfight, picador and suerte de varas show Goya fascinated by the bullfighting movement while exposing violence, disorder and collective danger.
Goya knows bullfighting as a popular Spanish spectacle and sometimes claims to have practiced it in his youth, a memory that is difficult to verify precisely. He painted bullfights and arenas, then published the engraved series Tauromaquia in 1816, which retraces historical episodes, feats and accidents. Bullfighting in a divided arena simultaneously organizes several actions and a tight crowd, reminding us that the rules and space have evolved. Bullfighting in a divided arena brings several actions and a tight crowd together, reminding us that the rules and space have evolved. Bullfighting in a village brings the bull closer to homes and the public. The portrait of a picador individualizes a professional whose function is to confront the animal on horseback. The bullfight in a village brings the bull closer to the houses and the public. The portrait of a picador individualizes a professional whose function consists of confronting the animal on horseback. The suerte de varas exposes the clash between bull, horse and spades, particularly violent moment. Goya admires audacity and skill, but his framing also makes fall, panic and animal vulnerability visible. Looking at these works today requires recognizing their historical value without neutralizing the suffering specific to the show. The selection "Tauromachie chez Francisco de Goya" notably compares Corrida in a divided arena and Corrida in a village. His reading favors figures.
Goya's bullfighting is never entirely heroic: the feat remains surrounded by the fall, the crowds and the vulnerability of the animals.
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Journey, subjects and pictorial language
Goya knows bullfighting as a popular Spanish spectacle and sometimes claims to have practiced it in his youth, a memory that is difficult to verify precisely. He painted bullfights and arenas, then published the engraved series Tauromaquia in 1816, which retraces historical episodes, feats and accidents. Bullfighting in a divided arena simultaneously organizes several actions and a tight crowd, reminding us that the rules and space have evolved. Bullfighting in a divided arena brings several actions and a tight crowd together, reminding us that the rules and space have evolved. Bullfighting in a village brings the bull closer to homes and the public. The portrait of a picador individualizes a professional whose function is to confront the animal on horseback. The bullfight in a village brings the bull closer to the houses and the public. The portrait of a picador individualizes a professional whose function consists of confronting the animal on horseback. The suerte de varas exposes the clash between bull, horse and pique, particularly violent moment. Goya admires audacity and skill, but his framing also makes fall, panic and animal vulnerability visible. Looking at these works today requires recognizing their historical value without neutralizing the suffering specific to the show.
Painting the first bullfights
Arenas, villages and portraits capture a contemporary popular experience. This milestone sheds light on the "Tauromachie chez Francisco de Goya" collection by favoring figures.
Engrave the Tauromaquia
History, technique and accidents form a complex series.
Resume the show in paintings and lithographs
Movement and crowds become darker and more unstable.
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Compressed arena
The circle brings together bulls, professionals and the public. This trait guides a reading of "Tauromachie chez Francisco de Goya" centered on the figures.
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Diagonal shock
Spades, horns and horses form the physical axis of the suerta.
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Witness crowd
The show depends on the collective gaze as much as on the central action.
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Possible accident
A feat can immediately fall or panic.
Explore by universe
Enter four bullfights of Goya
Divided arena, village, picador and suerte de varas distinguish organization, popular proximity, profession and technical violence.
Arena01
Share several actions
The division of the square makes bullfighting simultaneous and difficult to master.
For space. Reading of "Tauromachie chez Francisco de Goya" by the figures.Village02
Approach the show
Houses and crowds reduce the distance between daily life and danger.
For contextPicador03
See the professional
The portrait individualizes the person who confronts the bull on horseback.
For the professionVaras04
Observe the shock
Spades, horses and horns reveal the structural violence of the practice.
For criticismDivided arena · Goya05
Bullfight in a divided arena
Several actions take place under the gaze of a crowd almost confused with the track.
Landmark work of Bullfighting by Francisco de GoyaVillage · Goya06
Bullfight in a village
Bullfighting is moving closer to homes and abolishing the safety distance.
Landmark work of Bullfighting by Francisco de Goya
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Four bullfighting scenes by Francisco de Goya
Divided arena, village bullfight, picador and suerte de varas show four dimensions of the show.
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