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Bullfight Collection (#3)

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Background imageBullfight Collection: Spanish bullfight (engraving)

Spanish bullfight (engraving)
7172580 Spanish bullfight (engraving) by English School, (18th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Spanish bullfight)

Background imageBullfight Collection: Bullfight. Wounded Picador - Fortuny, Maria (1838-1874) - ca 1867 - Oil on canvas - 80, 5x140

Bullfight. Wounded Picador - Fortuny, Maria (1838-1874) - ca 1867 - Oil on canvas - 80, 5x140
FIA5398820 Bullfight. Wounded Picador - Fortuny, Maria (1838-1874) - ca 1867 - Oil on canvas - 80, 5x140, 7 - Museo Carmen Thyssen, Malaga by Fortuny, Mariano (1838-74); Museo Carmen Thyssen, Malaga

Background imageBullfight Collection: A tragic bullfight in Seville: three matadors killed and many spectators grievously injured while

A tragic bullfight in Seville: three matadors killed and many spectators grievously injured while trying to rescue
XEE4150241 A tragic bullfight in Seville: three matadors killed and many spectators grievously injured while trying to rescue them, last page of newspaper Petity Journal may 9

Background imageBullfight Collection: A bullfight in Madrid (engraving)

A bullfight in Madrid (engraving)
3627330 A bullfight in Madrid (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: A bullfight in Madrid)

Background imageBullfight Collection: An accident during a bullfight in Salins-de-Giraud (Salins de Giraud) (Bouches du Rhone)

An accident during a bullfight in Salins-de-Giraud (Salins de Giraud) (Bouches du Rhone)
XEE4189412 An accident during a bullfight in Salins-de-Giraud (Salins de Giraud) (Bouches du Rhone), a bull precipitates in the crowd injuring one of the spectators

Background imageBullfight Collection: Spain (engraving)

Spain (engraving)
5228176 Spain (engraving) by German School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Spain. Illustration for Bilder-Atlas zum Conversations-Lexikon)

Background imageBullfight Collection: Spanish bullfighting on ice, Vienna, Austria (engraving)

Spanish bullfighting on ice, Vienna, Austria (engraving)
7157339 Spanish bullfighting on ice, Vienna, Austria (engraving) by Gause, Wilhelm (1853-1916); Private Collection; (add.info.: Spanish bullfighting on ice, Vienna, Austria)

Background imageBullfight Collection: The Spanish Bull Fight or the Corsican Matador in Danger, pub. 1805 (hand coloured engraving)

The Spanish Bull Fight or the Corsican Matador in Danger, pub. 1805 (hand coloured engraving)
3035658 The Spanish Bull Fight or the Corsican Matador in Danger, pub. 1805 (hand coloured engraving) by Gillray, James (1757-1815); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageBullfight Collection: Bullfights: The Death of Pepe Illo (3rd Composition), 1816, printed 1876 (engraving)

Bullfights: The Death of Pepe Illo (3rd Composition), 1816, printed 1876 (engraving)
XOS5866434 Bullfights: The Death of Pepe Illo (3rd Composition), 1816, printed 1876 (engraving) by Goya y Lucientes, Francisco Jose de (1746-1828); 24.2x34.7 cm; Cleveland Museum of Art, OH, USA

Background imageBullfight Collection: Bullfighting: the bull kills in the arena during the traditional feasts of Plasenza (Plasencia)

Bullfighting: the bull kills in the arena during the traditional feasts of Plasenza (Plasencia) in Spain, Chant 144
LRI4667120 Bullfighting: the bull kills in the arena during the traditional feasts of Plasenza (Plasencia) in Spain, Chant 144. Miniature from the hymn of Saint Mary, 13th century

Background imageBullfight Collection: The Bullfight, 1884

The Bullfight, 1884
IND54290 The Bullfight, 1884 by Casas i Carbo, Ramon (1866-1932); Museu de Montserrat, Abadia de Montserrat, Spain; Index Fototeca

Background imageBullfight Collection: A tragic bullfight (colour litho)

A tragic bullfight (colour litho)
2779506 A tragic bullfight (colour litho) by French School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: A tragic bullfight. The death of a matador in Seville. Une corrida tragique)

Background imageBullfight Collection: Duel De Femmes (engraving)

Duel De Femmes (engraving)
2783379 Duel De Femmes (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Duel De Femmes. Illustration for Journal Des Voyages.); © Look and Learn

Background imageBullfight Collection: Tragic bullfight on the outskirts of Paris (colour litho)

Tragic bullfight on the outskirts of Paris (colour litho)
2819100 Tragic bullfight on the outskirts of Paris (colour litho) by Tofani, Oswaldo (1849-1915) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Tragic bullfight on the outskirts of Paris)

Background imageBullfight Collection: A mass bullfight in an enclosure, illustration from Venationes, Ferarum, Avium

A mass bullfight in an enclosure, illustration from Venationes, Ferarum, Avium, Piscium (Of Hunting: Wild Beasts)
746968 A mass bullfight in an enclosure, illustration from Venationes, Ferarum, Avium, Piscium (Of Hunting: Wild Beasts, Birds, Fish), engraved by Jan Collaert (1566-1628), pub

Background imageBullfight Collection: The Death of a Bull, illustration from La Revue Illustree, 1889 (colour litho)

The Death of a Bull, illustration from La Revue Illustree, 1889 (colour litho)
CHT218599 The Death of a Bull, illustration from La Revue Illustree, 1889 (colour litho) by French School, (19th century); Bibliotheque des Arts Decoratifs, Paris, France; © Archives Charmet

Background imageBullfight Collection: Triumph of a matador, engraved by Boetzel (engraving) (b / w photo)

Triumph of a matador, engraved by Boetzel (engraving) (b / w photo)
XIR287754 Triumph of a matador, engraved by Boetzel (engraving) (b/w photo) by Dore, Gustave (1832-83) (after); Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris, France; (add.info.: Espada; )

Background imageBullfight Collection: The Spanish Bull Fight, or The Corsican Matador in Danger, published by Hannah Humphrey in 1808

The Spanish Bull Fight, or The Corsican Matador in Danger, published by Hannah Humphrey in 1808 (hand-coloured etching)
NCO191275 The Spanish Bull Fight, or The Corsican Matador in Danger, published by Hannah Humphrey in 1808 (hand-coloured etching) by Gillray

Background imageBullfight Collection: Two bulls locking horns near a pond full of frogs. 1811 (etching)

Two bulls locking horns near a pond full of frogs. 1811 (etching)
7235839 Two bulls locking horns near a pond full of frogs. 1811 (etching) by Howitt, Samuel (1756-1822); (add.info.: Two bulls locking horns near a pond full of frogs. Fighting bulls and frogs)

Background imageBullfight Collection: Picador and matador in the bullfighting scene arena. Painting by Marcel Leprin (1891-1931) Dim

Picador and matador in the bullfighting scene arena. Painting by Marcel Leprin (1891-1931) Dim
JEB4847202 Picador and matador in the bullfighting scene arena. Painting by Marcel Leprin (1891-1931) Dim. 50x61 cm Mandatory mention: Collection fondation regards de Provence, Marseille by Leprin

Background imageBullfight Collection: 'Did acrobatics on the beasts horns'illustration from The Voyages of Doctor Dolittle, 1922

"Did acrobatics on the beasts horns"illustration from The Voyages of Doctor Dolittle, 1922
7214612 " Did acrobatics on the beasts horns" illustration from The Voyages of Doctor Dolittle, 1922 by Lofting

Background imageBullfight Collection: L Assiette au Beurre, number 43, Satirique en couleurs, 1902_2_1: Sport

L Assiette au Beurre, number 43, Satirique en couleurs, 1902_2_1: Sport, Corrida Ferrade - Torreador (lithograph)
ICA4876644 L Assiette au Beurre, number 43, Satirique en couleurs, 1902_2_1: Sport, Corrida Ferrade - Torreador (lithograph) by Gose, Xavier (1876-1915); (add.info.: L Plate au beurre, number 43)

Background imageBullfight Collection: Barcelona: Plaza de Toros (b / w photo)

Barcelona: Plaza de Toros (b / w photo)
7189299 Barcelona: Plaza de Toros (b/w photo) by Busquets, Fernando Rus (1871-1914); Private Collection; (add.info.: Plaza de Toros)

Background imageBullfight Collection: All countries are not favourable to flying, Misfortune for the aviator who, in Spain

All countries are not favourable to flying, Misfortune for the aviator who, in Spain
7181006 All countries are not favourable to flying, Misfortune for the aviator who, in Spain, alights in the middle of the bull ring (colour litho) by Echau

Background imageBullfight Collection: Poster advertising bull-fights in San Sebastian, 1932 (colour litho)

Poster advertising bull-fights in San Sebastian, 1932 (colour litho)
PER248067 Poster advertising bull-fights in San Sebastian, 1932 (colour litho) by Ruano Llopis, Carlos (1878-1950); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageBullfight Collection: Corrida in Spain: le picador - in 'The Antique and Modern Costume'by Jules Ferrario, ed

Corrida in Spain: le picador - in "The Antique and Modern Costume"by Jules Ferrario, ed. Milan, 1819-20
LSE4108348 Corrida in Spain: le picador - in " The Antique and Modern Costume" by Jules Ferrario, ed. Milan, 1819-20 by Ferrario

Background imageBullfight Collection: Les arenes a Arles. Peinture de Vincent Van Gogh (1853-1890), 1888. Huile sur toile

Les arenes a Arles. Peinture de Vincent Van Gogh (1853-1890), 1888. Huile sur toile. Postimpressionnisme
FIA5326782 Les arenes a Arles. Peinture de Vincent Van Gogh (1853-1890), 1888. Huile sur toile. Postimpressionnisme. Dim : 73x92cm

Background imageBullfight Collection: The Matadors Sweetheart (oil on canvas)

The Matadors Sweetheart (oil on canvas)
6448738 The Matadors Sweetheart (oil on canvas) by Kemm, Robert (1837-95); 90.2x69.8 cm; Private Collection

Background imageBullfight Collection: St Martins Church, Bull Ring, Birmingham (engraving)

St Martins Church, Bull Ring, Birmingham (engraving)
7188325 St Martins Church, Bull Ring, Birmingham (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: St Martins Church, Bull Ring, Birmingham)

Background imageBullfight Collection: L elephant Pizzaro et les taureaux a Madrid (engraving)

L elephant Pizzaro et les taureaux a Madrid (engraving)
7199925 L elephant Pizzaro et les taureaux a Madrid (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: L elephant Pizzaro et les taureaux a Madrid)

Background imageBullfight Collection: Corni Obligato (engraving)

Corni Obligato (engraving)
7177928 Corni Obligato (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Corni Obligato. Illustration for The Comic Annual by Thomas Hood)

Background imageBullfight Collection: Tauromachie : un torero se prepare a tuer en utilisant un chapeau a la place de la muleta

Tauromachie : un torero se prepare a tuer en utilisant un chapeau a la place de la muleta
AIS5367291 Tauromachie : un torero se prepare a tuer en utilisant un chapeau a la place de la muleta. Dessin a la sanguine de Francisco de Goya y Lucientes (1746-1828). 1815-1816. Madrid

Background imageBullfight Collection: A village bull-fight (litho)

A village bull-fight (litho)
7170968 A village bull-fight (litho) by American School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: A village bull-fight)

Background imageBullfight Collection: Malaga, The Bull-Ring (on the right) (b / w photo)

Malaga, The Bull-Ring (on the right) (b / w photo)
7167413 Malaga, The Bull-Ring (on the right) (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Malaga, The Bull-Ring (on the right)

Background imageBullfight Collection: A Village Bullfight - Goya, Francisco, de (1746-1828) - 1812-1814 - Oil on wood - 45x72 - Real

A Village Bullfight - Goya, Francisco, de (1746-1828) - 1812-1814 - Oil on wood - 45x72 - Real Academia de Bellas Artes
DGA5609824 A Village Bullfight - Goya, Francisco, de (1746-1828) - 1812-1814 - Oil on wood - 45x72 - Real Academia de Bellas Artes de San Fernando

Background imageBullfight Collection: Tauromachie (The Bull Fight) (Furnishing Fabric), England, c. 1840. Creator: Unknown

Tauromachie (The Bull Fight) (Furnishing Fabric), England, c. 1840. Creator: Unknown
Tauromachie (The Bull Fight) (Furnishing Fabric), England, c. 1840. Floral print with vignettes of matadors and bulls

Background imageBullfight Collection: Bullfight, 1865 / 66. Creator: Edouard Manet

Bullfight, 1865 / 66. Creator: Edouard Manet
Bullfight, 1865/66

Background imageBullfight Collection: The start of the bullfighter for the race. 19th century

The start of the bullfighter for the race. 19th century
XEE4169310 The start of the bullfighter for the race. 19th century. Engraving after the painting by Rougeron (Jules James Rougeron, 1841-1880?)

Background imageBullfight Collection: Bulls race in the Arena of Nimes in 1869. The toreadors mounted on velocipedes

Bulls race in the Arena of Nimes in 1869. The toreadors mounted on velocipedes
XEE4412036 Bulls race in the Arena of Nimes in 1869. The toreadors mounted on velocipedes. Drawing by Mr. Miranda. by Miranda (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageBullfight Collection: Bullfighting: a bullfighter enters the arena to kill the bull with a hat instead of

Bullfighting: a bullfighter enters the arena to kill the bull with a hat instead of
AIS5348866 Bullfighting: a bullfighter enters the arena to kill the bull with a hat instead of the muleta, 1816 (etching) by Goya y Lucientes, Francisco Jose de (1746-1828); Biblioteca Nacional

Background imageBullfight Collection: Taurus racing accident: Matador Reverte takes off with a horn stroke. Engraving

Taurus racing accident: Matador Reverte takes off with a horn stroke. Engraving
XEE4176646 Taurus racing accident: Matador Reverte takes off with a horn stroke. Engraving. In " Le Peute Parisien", on 24/09/1899. Private collection

Background imageBullfight Collection: Release of Taurus, bullfighting in Spain, lithography sd. 19th century

Release of Taurus, bullfighting in Spain, lithography sd. 19th century
LSE4089368 Release of Taurus, bullfighting in Spain, lithography sd. 19th century by Spanish School, (19th century); Bibliotheque des Arts Decoratifs, Paris, France; (add.info.: Release of Taurus)

Background imageBullfight Collection: Corrida, 1927 (gouache on paper)

Corrida, 1927 (gouache on paper)
1195752 Corrida, 1927 (gouache on paper) by Iacovleff, Alexandre (1887-1938); 56.5x76.2 cm; Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; Russian, out of copyright




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"Capturing the Essence of Bullfight: A Glimpse into Spain's Rich Tradition" Step into the world of bullfighting, where bravery and artistry intertwine in a mesmerizing spectacle. This captivating painting, known as the restored Taureador Fresco from the Palace of Minos at Knossos, takes us back to ancient times when this tradition first emerged. In Valencia's Plaza de Toros, we witness a face-to-face encounter between matador and bull. With a wave of his red cape, the matador commands attention as he dances with danger. The barbed sticks pierce through the bull's flesh, symbolizing both strength and vulnerability. The adrenaline-filled chase continues in Algeciras, depicted in vibrant watercolors on paper. Every stroke captures the intensity and raw emotion that fills the air during these events. Jerez de la Frontera showcases another thrilling bullfight in Cadiz Province, Andalusia – a region deeply rooted in this age-old tradition. Erected proudly outside Seville's Plaza de toros de la Real Maestranza de Caballeria stands an equestrian statue paying homage to those who have dedicated their lives to mastering this dangerous art form. Nearby is another tribute - a statue honoring Toreador Manolo Montoliu - serving as a reminder of past triumphs and sacrifices made within these hallowed grounds. Madrid's Bullring Plaza de Toros de Las Ventas offers an exterior view that exudes grandeur and history. It serves as one of Spain's most iconic venues for showcasing this beloved sport to enthusiastic crowds year after year. Traveling across continents brings us to Medellin, Colombia’s La Macarena Stadium where picadores bend down fearlessly towards raging horns – an act that epitomizes courage beyond measure. Tilework adorning walls tells stories too.