Ligereza y atrevimiento de Juanito Apinani en la de Madrid (The Agility and Audacityof Juanito Apinani in the Ring at Madrid)
Goya, Francisco · Spanish
in or before 1816
- Medium
- etching and aquatint [first edition impression]
- Classification
- Portfolio
- Period
- 1801 to 1825
- Image size
- 5037 × 3544px
Description
This is a drawing of a bull charging at a pole vaulter in a bullring. The bull is depicted mid-charge, with its head lowered and front legs stretched forward. The pole vaulter is shown using a long stick to vault over the bull. In the background, there is an audience with some holding umbrellas, watching the spectacle unfold in a traditional bullring setting.
Rights & Source
Open access image from the National Gallery of Art, released under its open access program. Metadata via the NGA Open Data Program (CC0).