1816
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
Bullfights: A Picador is Unhorsed and Falls Under the Bull is a 1816 by Francisco Goya, a Romanticism work, held at Cleveland Museum of Art.
This image shows a chaotic scene with a bull in the foreground, its body low to the ground. Two men on horseback are falling off, one already on the ground while the other clings to his horse. The background has a blurred crowd and a stage-like setting with what looks like a musical score at the top. The artist used strong contrasts between light and dark to focus attention on the action. This technique makes the drama feel even more intense. Next, look up chiaroscuro to see how artists use light and shadow like this.
Francisco José de Goya y Lucientes (; Spanish: ; 30 March 1746 – 16 April 1828) was a Spanish romantic painter and printmaker.
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