1816
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Los moros establecidos en Espana, prescindiendo de las supersticiones de su Alcoran, adoptaron esta caza y arte, y lancean un toro en el campo (The Moors Settled in Spain, Giving up the Superstitions of the Koran, Adopted This Art of Hunting, and Spear a Bull in the Open) is a 1816 ink by Francisco Goya, a Romanticism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This sketch shows a group of men on horseback and foot, chasing a bull through a muddy field. One man holds a spear, ready to strike. The animals look exhausted, and the ground is rough with tire tracks. The scene is drawn in rough, dark lines with some lighter shading. The title says this is about Moors in Spain hunting bulls, giving up old traditions. The artist used a mix of etching and aquatint to create the texture. Next, check out etching, drypoint, aquatint to see how these techniques work.
Francisco José de Goya y Lucientes (; Spanish: ; 30 March 1746 – 16 April 1828) was a Spanish romantic painter and printmaker.
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