Description

Corrida de toros en un pueblo, an oil painting by the Spanish artist Francisco Goya.
Artwork Details:
Artist: Francisco Goya (1746–1828)
Date: Circa 1812–1814
Medium: Oil on canvas (the original is on wood panel)
Location: The original painting is housed at the Real Academia de Bellas Artes de San Fernando in Madrid, Spain.
The Scene:
The painting depicts a lively, somewhat chaotic bullfight taking place in a village square surrounded by a dense crowd of spectators behind a wooden fence. Goya, an avid enthusiast of the sport, captured the action with a sketchy style and dark tones that emphasize the movement and intensity of the scene. The bull and the picadors on horseback are the central focus, standing out against the distant, less detailed crowd. The work is part of a series of cabinet paintings Goya created around this time that explored themes of tension and popular Spanish life.