1816
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
Bullfights: Charles V spearing a bull is a 1816 by Francisco Goya, a Romanticism work, held at Cleveland Museum of Art.
This print shows a man on horseback riding toward a bull. He’s dressed in fancy, old-fashioned clothes with a tall hat and a cape, holding a spear. The horse is mid-gallop, kicking up dust, and the background is blurry, like a stormy sky or fog. The rider’s pose looks tense, like he’s about to attack the bull. The print is black and white, but the lighting makes the figures stand out sharply against the dark background. Next, look up *chiaroscuro* to see how this strong light-and-dark contrast works.
Francisco José de Goya y Lucientes (; Spanish: ; 30 March 1746 – 16 April 1828) was a Spanish romantic painter and printmaker.
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