La Tauromaquia Collection

La Tauromaquia: The unfortunate death of Pepe Illo in the Madrid arena, 1815-1816. Private Collection

La Tauromaquia: The Death of Pepe Illo, 1815-1816. Creator: Goya, Francisco, de (1746-1828)
La Tauromaquia: The Death of Pepe Illo, 1815-1816. Private Collection

La Tauromaquia: The Moors Use Donkeys as a Barrier to Defend Themselves against the... 1815-1816
La Tauromaquia: The Moors Use Donkeys as a Barrier to Defend Themselves against the Bull Whose Horns have been Tipped with Balls, 1815-1816. Private Collection

La Tauromaquia: The Moors make a different play in the ring calling the bull with... 1815-1816
La Tauromaquia: The Moors make a different play in the ring calling the bull with their burnous, 1815-1816. Private Collection

La Tauromaquia: Mariano Ceballos, alias the Indian, kills the bull from his horse, 1815-1816. Private Collection

La Tauromaquia: The Rabble Hamstring the Bull with Lances, Sickles, Banderillas and... 1815-1816
La Tauromaquia: The Rabble Hamstring the Bull with Lances, Sickles, Banderillas and Other Arms, 1815-1816. Private Collection

La Tauromaquia: Origin of the Harpoons or Banderillas, 1815-1816. Creator: Goya, Francisco, de (1746-1828)
La Tauromaquia: Origin of the Harpoons or Banderillas, 1815-1816. Private Collection

La Tauromaquia: The Daring of Martincho in the Ring at Saragossa, 1815-1816. Creator: Goya, Francisco, de (1746-1828)
La Tauromaquia: The Daring of Martincho in the Ring at Saragossa, 1815-1816. Private Collection

They loose dogs on the bull, plate 25 of The Art of Bullfighting, pub. 1816 (etching)
IND81925 They loose dogs on the bull, plate 25 of The Art of Bullfighting, pub. 1816 (etching) by Goya y Lucientes, Francisco Jose de (1746-1828); 25x35.7 cm; Private Collection; Index Fototeca

The Moors use donkeys as a barrier to defend themselves against the bull, whose horns have been tipped with balls
IND81917 The Moors use donkeys as a barrier to defend themselves against the bull, whose horns have been tipped with balls, plate 17 of The Art of Bullfighting, pub

The very skilful student of Falces (b. 1709) wrapped in his cape, tricks the bull with the play of his body
IND81914 The very skilful student of Falces (b.1709) wrapped in his cape, tricks the bull with the play of his body, plate 14 of The Art of Bullfighting, pub

The same Mariano Ceballos, mounted on a bull, breaks short spears in the ring at Madrid
IND81924 The same Mariano Ceballos, mounted on a bull, breaks short spears in the ring at Madrid, plate 24 of The Art of Bullfighting, pub

Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor and King of Spain as Charles I (1500-58) spearing a bull in the ring at Valladolid
IND81910 Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor and King of Spain as Charles I (1500-58) spearing a bull in the ring at Valladolid, plate 10 of The Art of Bullfighting, pub

Pedro Romero killing the halted bull, plate 30 of The Art of Bullfighting, pub. 1816 (etching)
IND81930 Pedro Romero killing the halted bull, plate 30 of The Art of Bullfighting, pub. 1816 (etching) by Goya y Lucientes

The famous Martincho (probably Antonio Ebassum) places the banderillas, playing the bull with the movement of his body
IND81915 The famous Martincho (probably Antonio Ebassum) places the banderillas, playing the bull with the movement of his body, plate 15 of The Art of Bullfighting, pub

A Spanish mounted knight in the ring breaking short spears without the help of assistants
IND81913 A Spanish mounted knight in the ring breaking short spears without the help of assistants, plate 13 of The Art of Bullfighting, pub

Pepe Hillo making the pass of the recorte, plate 29 of The Art of Bullfighting, pub. 1816 (etching)
IND81929 Pepe Hillo making the pass of the recorte, plate 29 of The Art of Bullfighting, pub. 1816 (etching) by Goya y Lucientes

Title-page of The Art of Bullfighting, listing the title of the plates, pub. 1816 (etching)
IND81900 Title-page of The Art of Bullfighting, listing the title of the plates, pub. 1816 (etching) by Goya y Lucientes, Francisco Jose de (1746-1828); Private Collection; Index Fototeca

The daring of Martincho (probably Antonio Ebassum) in the ring at Saragossa, plate 18 of The Art of Bullfighting, pub
IND81918 The daring of Martincho (probably Antonio Ebassum) in the ring at Saragossa, plate 18 of The Art of Bullfighting, pub

A Spanish knight kills the bull after having lost his horse, plate 9 of The Art of Bullfighting, pub. 1816 (etching)
IND81909 A Spanish knight kills the bull after having lost his horse, plate 9 of The Art of Bullfighting, pub. 1816 (etching) by Goya y Lucientes

They (the Moors) play another bull with the cape in an enclosure, plate 4 of The Art of Bullfighting, pub
IND81904 They (the Moors) play another bull with the cape in an enclosure, plate 4 of The Art of Bullfighting, pub. 1816 (etching) by Goya y Lucientes

The same man (Martincho, probably Antonio Ebassum) throws a bull in the ring at Madrid
IND81916 The same man (Martincho, probably Antonio Ebassum) throws a bull in the ring at Madrid, plate 16 of The Art of Bullfighting, pub

The forceful Rendon stabs a bull with the pike, from which pass he died in the ring at Madrid
IND81928 The forceful Rendon stabs a bull with the pike, from which pass he died in the ring at Madrid, plate 28 of The Art of Bullfighting, pub

Origin of the harpoons or banderillas, plate 7 of The Art of Bullfighting, pub. 1816 (etching)
IND81907 Origin of the harpoons or banderillas, plate 7 of The Art of Bullfighting, pub. 1816 (etching) by Goya y Lucientes

Banderillas with firecrackers, plate 31 of The Art of Bullfighting, pub. 1816 (etching)
IND81931 Banderillas with firecrackers, plate 31 of The Art of Bullfighting, pub. 1816 (etching) by Goya y Lucientes, Francisco Jose de (1746-1828); 24.9x35.7 cm; Private Collection; Index Fototeca

The valiant Moor Gazul is the first to spear bulls according to rules, plate 5 of The Art of Bullfighting, pub
IND81905 The valiant Moor Gazul is the first to spear bulls according to rules, plate 5 of The Art of Bullfighting, pub. 1816 (etching) by Goya y Lucientes

Two teams of picadors thrown one after the other by a single bull, plate 32 of The Art of Bullfighting, pub
IND81932 Two teams of picadors thrown one after the other by a single bull, plate 32 of The Art of Bullfighting, pub. 1816 (etching) by Goya y Lucientes

The Moors make a different play in the ring with their burnous, plate 6 of The Art of Bullfighting, pub. 1816 (etching)
IND81906 The Moors make a different play in the ring with their burnous, plate 6 of The Art of Bullfighting, pub. 1816 (etching) by Goya y Lucientes

The celebrated picador Fernando del Toro draws the fierce beast on with his pike, plate 27 of The Art of Bullfighting
IND81927 The celebrated picador Fernando del Toro draws the fierce beast on with his pike, plate 27 of The Art of Bullfighting, pub

A picador is unhorsed and falls under the bull, plate 26 of The Art of Bullfighting, pub. 1816 (etching)
IND81926 A picador is unhorsed and falls under the bull, plate 26 of The Art of Bullfighting, pub. 1816 (etching) by Goya y Lucientes

Manly courage of the celebrated Nicolasa Escamilla (La Pajuelera) in the ring at Saragossa
IND81922 Manly courage of the celebrated Nicolasa Escamilla (La Pajuelera) in the ring at Saragossa, plate 22 of The Art of Bullfighting, pub

The Cid Campeador (El Cid, Rodrigo diaz de Vivar) (c. 1043-99) spearing another bull
IND81911 The Cid Campeador (El Cid, Rodrigo diaz de Vivar) (c.1043-99) spearing another bull, plate 11 of The Art of Bullfighting, pub

Another way of hunting on foot, plate 2 of The Art of Bullfighting, pub. 1816 (etching)
IND81902 Another way of hunting on foot, plate 2 of The Art of Bullfighting, pub. 1816 (etching) by Goya y Lucientes, Francisco Jose de (1746-1828); 24.7x35.5 cm; Private Collection; Index Fototeca

The way in which the ancient Spaniards hunted bulls on horse-back in the open country
IND81901 The way in which the ancient Spaniards hunted bulls on horse-back in the open country, plate 1 of The Art of Bullfighting, pub

Mariano Ceballos, alias the Indian, kills the bull from his horse, plate 23 of The Art of Bullfighting, pub
IND81923 Mariano Ceballos, alias the Indian, kills the bull from his horse, plate 23 of The Art of Bullfighting, pub. 1816 (etching) by Goya y Lucientes

A Moor caught by the bull in the ring, plate 8 of The Art of Bullfighting, pub. 1816 (etching)
IND81908 A Moor caught by the bull in the ring, plate 8 of The Art of Bullfighting, pub. 1816 (etching) by Goya y Lucientes

Dreadful events in the front rows of the ring at Madrid and the death of the mayor of Torrejon in 1801
IND81921 Dreadful events in the front rows of the ring at Madrid and the death of the mayor of Torrejon in 1801, plate 21 of The Art of Bullfighting, pub

Another madness of his (Martincho, probably Antonio Ebassum) in the same ring, plate 19 of The Art of Bullfighting
IND81919 Another madness of his (Martincho, probably Antonio Ebassum) in the same ring, plate 19 of The Art of Bullfighting, 1815, pub

The agility and audacity of Juanito Apinani in the ring at Madrid, plate 20 of The Art of Bullfighting, pub
IND81920 The agility and audacity of Juanito Apinani in the ring at Madrid, plate 20 of The Art of Bullfighting, pub. 1816 (etching) by Goya y Lucientes

The Unlucky Death of Pepe Hillo (Jose Delgado) in the Ring at Madrid on the 11th May 1801
BBC81933 The Unlucky Death of Pepe Hillo (Jose Delgado) in the Ring at Madrid on the 11th May 1801, plate 33 of The Art of Bullfighting, pub

Plate 32 from the Tauromaquia : Two teams of picadors thrown one after the other by a
Plate 32 from the Tauromaquia :Two teams of picadors thrown one after the other by a single bull. 1816

Plate 31 of the Tauromaquia : Banderillas with firecrackers. 1816

Plate 30 of the Tauromaquia : Pedro Romero killing the halted bull. 1816

Plate 29 of the Tauromaquia : Pepe Illo making the pass of the recorte. 1816

Plate 24 of the Tauromaquia : The same Ceballos mounted on another bull breaks short spears in the ring at Madrid. 1816

Plate 22 from the Tauromaquia : Manly courage of the celebrated Pajuelera in [the ring]
Plate 22 from the Tauromaquia :Manly courage of the celebrated Pajuelera in [the ring] at Saragossa. 1816

Plate 19 of the Tauromaquia : Another madness of his in the same ring. 1816

Plate 18 of the Tauromaquia : The daring of Martincho in the ring at Saragossa, 1816

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"La Tauromaquia: A Glimpse into the Art of Bullfighting" Step into the captivating world of "La Tauromaquia, " a centuries-old tradition that combines bravery, skill, and spectacle. In plate 25 of "The Art of Bullfighting, " published in 1816 as an etching, we witness the intense action unfold as dogs are released to challenge the mighty bull. The tension is palpable. Plate 17 showcases another intriguing aspect of this art form – the Moors strategically employ donkeys as a barrier against the charging bull. Its horns have been tipped with balls, adding an element of danger and excitement to this daring defense technique. Mariano Ceballos, a skilled student from Falces born in 1709, mesmerizes us in plate 14. Wrapped in his cape, he effortlessly deceives the powerful beast with his body movements alone, and is a testament to his mastery over both mind and muscle. In plate 24, we encounter Mariano Ceballos once again but mounted on a bull this time. With sheer strength and determination, he breaks short spears within Madrid's ring – showcasing not only his courage but also highlighting the physical demands placed upon these matadors. Even royalty has partaken in this grand spectacle. Plate 10 depicts Charles V himself – Holy Roman Emperor and King of Spain – thrusting his spear into a formidable bull at Valladolid's ring. This image reminds us that bullfighting transcends social boundaries; it is an art enjoyed by all walks of life. Pedro Romero takes center stage in plate 30 as he fearlessly faces off against a halted bull. With precision and grace, he executes what can only be described as an awe-inspiring kill - demonstrating why he remains one of history's most celebrated matadors.