Eugenio Lucas Velázquez
Artistic analysis
This painting falls within the bullfighting genre, a subject the artist explored extensively; it depicts a bullfighting scene in which a matador is shown battling a bull. The matador is holding a muleta, parrying the bull’s charge and subduing it with skill. In the foreground, on the right, we see a dead horse. This scene depicts violence and death in an open, mountainous landscape.
Technical information
NIG
2569
Author
Eugenio Lucas Velázquez
Title
Matador killing the bull
Date
c. 1860-1862
Technique and medium
Oil on tin plate
Dimensions
20 x 16 cm
Where can it be found?
Floor 3
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