1816
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
Bullfights: The Celebrated Picador, Fernando del Toro, Draws the Fierce Beast on with his Pique is a 1816 by Francisco Goya, a Romanticism work, held at Cleveland Museum of Art.
This etching shows a chaotic scene with people on horseback and a bull in the foreground. The riders wear wide-brimmed hats and hold long sticks. One man on horseback seems focused on the bull, while others look on. The background has a dark, shadowy forest and a dog running toward the bull. The artist used strong contrasts between light and dark to make the scene feel dramatic. This technique helps draw your eye to the action. Look up chiaroscuro to learn more about how light and shadow create depth in art.
Francisco José de Goya y Lucientes (; Spanish: ; 30 March 1746 – 16 April 1828) was a Spanish romantic painter and printmaker.
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