El esforsado Rendon picando un toro, de cuya suerte murio en la plaza de Madrid (The forceful Rendon stabs a bull with the pique, from which pass he died in the ring at Madrid)

Francisco Goya Y Lucientes, 1746 - 1828



El esforsado Rendon picando un toro, de cuya suerte murio en la plaza de Madrid (The forceful Rendon stabs a bull with the pique, from which pass he died in the ring at Madrid)

Francisco Goya Y Lucientes 1746 - 1828

Summary

In the foreground of this bullfighting scene a bull is seen from the side facing to the right. On the right, the picador Rendon mounted on a horse stabs the bull with a pique. A figure stands to the left holding a cloth vertically with a fallen bull behind. Another group located in the middle ground centre look at the proceedings, including another picador to the left and a group of figures standing to the right. One of these figures holds up a cloth. In the background to the right, several figures climb over a wall to gain access to the ring.


Object Name

El esforsado Rendon picando un toro, de cuya suerte murio en la plaza de Madrid (The forceful Rendon stabs a bull with the pique, from which pass he died in the ring at Madrid)

Date Created

1816

Dimensions

plate: 24.7cm x 35cm
support: 29.9cm x 38.6cm

accession number

1983.903

Place of creation

Spain

Support

paper

Medium

ink (black)

Credit

Purchased with the assistance of the Bostock Will Trust and the National Art Collections Fund.


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