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Bullfights: Origin of the Harpoons or Banderillas

Francisco de Goya

Cleveland Museum of Art

Black and white image of a bullfighting scene. A man in a white pant and dark shirt lunges to the left with a fabric in his left hand and a dagger-like object in his right. He faces a dark bull with large horns. Other figures to the left and right appear to be watching from a raised platform or bleachers. The image is surrounded by a thick off-white border that appears to be a mat board. The image itself is rectangular with a thin dark border.

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1263 × 864 px
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