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Ligereza y atrevimiento de Juanito Apinani en la de Madrid (The Agility and Audacityof Juanito Apinani in the Ring at Madrid)

Francisco Goya

National Gallery of Art

This is a drawing of a bull charging at a pole vaulter in a bullring. The bull is depicted mid-charge, with its head lowered and front legs stretched forward. The pole vaulter is shown using a long stick to vault over the bull. In the background, there is an audience with some holding umbrellas, watching the spectacle unfold in a traditional bullring setting.

Artwork Details

Date
in or before 1816
Medium
etching and aquatint [first edition impression]
Dimensions
5037 × 3544 px
Public Domain
Yes
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