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Bullfights: The Unlucky Death of Pepe Illo, in the Ring at Madrid

Francisco de Goya

Cleveland Museum of Art

Black and white image of a bullring. A large black bull with its tail tucked in stands over a man on the ground. The man on the ground wears a white shirt, white pants and black closed toe shoes and faces right. The man is on all fours, right arm extended out in front of him. The bull's head is lowered towards the man. A man wearing a hat with a dark shirt and pants and another man wearing a cape run toward the bull and man on the ground. The background includes short walls around the perimeter of the arena. The image is presented on a white background bordered in black.

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1263 × 848 px
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