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Bullfights: Two Teams of Picadors Thrown One After the Other by a Single Bull

Francisco de Goya

Cleveland Museum of Art

Black and white image on aged paper with a thick white border around it. In the upper right corner of the border is the number 32. The image depicts a chaotic scene. A large bull is in the center, its head lowered and body leaning to the right. Two men on horseback are to the left, one is thrown off the horse and is on the ground. The horses are rearing up. Two men are on the ground to the left. The background is dark and shadowy. A brick wall is behind the figures. The paper has a rough texture and is off-white. The image is in a landscape orientation.

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1263 × 841 px
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