El Cid Campeador lanceando otro toro (The Cid Campeador Spearing Another Bull)

Francisco Goya

National Gallery of Art

This is a drawing featuring a bull and a horse with a rider engaged in a dynamic scene of bullfighting. The bull appears to be charging towards the rider on horseback. The rider is wearing traditional bullfighting attire, including a feathered hat. The horse is depicted in motion, seemingly preparing to evade. The use of line shading and tonal contrasts adds depth and texture to the image, capturing the tension and energy of the encounter.