1816
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
Dominant colour
Bullfights: Mariano Ceballos, Alias the Indian, Kills the Bull From his Horse is a 1816 by Francisco Goya, a Romanticism work, held at Cleveland Museum of Art.
This black-and-white print shows a chaotic bullfight scene. In the center, a rider on horseback stabs a bull with a sword while other horses and riders surround them. The background has a fence and a few onlookers watching from a distance. The artist used strong contrasts between light and dark to make the action stand out. This technique helps focus on the main drama—the rider and the bull. Next, check out 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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