Toreador Collection

Sport. Bullfighting. Salute of the Matador. Photo, Spain, c.1910
2636370 Sport. Bullfighting. Salute of the Matador. Photo, Spain, c.1910.; Private Collection; (add.info.: Sport. Corrida. Coll. Part.); Photo © CCI.

Sport. Bullfighting. Entry of the bull in the arena. Photo, Spain, c.1910
2636367 Sport. Bullfighting. Entry of the bull in the arena. Photo, Spain, c.1910.; Private Collection; (add.info.: Sport. Corrida. Coll. Part.); Photo © CCI.

Sport. Bullfighting. Carrying the bull's dead body. Photo, Spain, c.1910
2636369 Sport. Bullfighting. Carrying the bull's dead body. Photo, Spain, c.1910.; Private Collection; (add.info.: Sport. Corrida. Coll. Part.); Photo © CCI.

Sport. Bullfighting in Lunel, France, Oct., 30, 1910. Postcard, France, c.1910
2636365 Sport. Bullfighting in Lunel, France, Oct., 30, 1910. Postcard, France, c.1910.; Private Collection; (add.info.: Sport. Corrida a Lunel, France, le 30/10/1910. Coll. Part.); Photo © CCI.

Sport. Bullfighting. Death of the bull, the puntilla. Photo, Spain, c.1910
2636368 Sport. Bullfighting. Death of the bull, the puntilla. Photo, Spain, c.1910.; Private Collection; (add.info.: Sport. Corrida. Coll. Part.); Photo © CCI.

Sport. Bullfighting. The Cuadrilla (team of a matador and his banderilleros and picadors)
2636362 Sport. Bullfighting. The Cuadrilla (team of a matador and his banderilleros and picadors). Illustration, Germany, c.1910-20.; Private Collection; (add.info.: Sport. Corrida. Coll)

The Bull leaping the barrier; Notes on Spain, 1875. Creator: Unknown
The Bull leaping the barrier; Notes on Spain, 1875. From, Illustrated Travels by H.W. Bates. [Cassell, Petter, and Galpin, c1880, London]

The Banderillero in the chair; Notes on Spain, 1875. Creator: Unknown
The Banderillero in the chair; Notes on Spain, 1875. From, Illustrated Travels by H.W. Bates. [Cassell, Petter, and Galpin, c1880, London]

'The Espada; Notes on Spain, 1875. Creator: Unknown
The Espada; Notes on Spain, 1875. From, Illustrated Travels by H.W. Bates. [Cassell, Petter, and Galpin, c1880, London]

Travel views of Europe, between 1904 and 1938. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Travel views of Europe, between 1904 and 1938

Matador making a pass with the muleta (cape) and sword. Chromolithograph by L. Gomez after an illustration by Daniel Perea from Bullfight, Corrida del Toros, Madrid, Boronat Satorre, 1894

Statue of the Toreador Manolo Montoliu, Plaza De Toros, Valencia, Spain

France, Provence, Nimes, Roman ampitheatre at dusk

France, Provence, Nimes, Roman ampitheatre, Toreador statue at dusk

The Spanish Dancer, Don Mariano Camprubi, c. 1862 (pencil & wash on paper)
3550958 The Spanish Dancer, Don Mariano Camprubi, c.1862 (pencil & wash on paper) by Manet, Edouard (1832-83); 16.5x15.2 cm; Glasgow Museums, UK; (add.info.: Drawing formerly entitled Le Toreador)

Ignacio Zuloaga As A Torero, c. 1895 (oil on canvas)
6343200 Ignacio Zuloaga As A Torero, c.1895 (oil on canvas) by Rothenstein, William (1872-1945); 81.3x45.7 cm; Manchester Art Gallery

Toreadors outside the Arena;An Autumn Tour in Andalusia, 1875. Creator: Gustave Doré
Toreadors outside the Arena; An Autumn Tour in Andalusia, 1875. [Bullfighters in souther Spain]. From, Illustrated Travels by H.W. Bates

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

Death of Spanish bullfighter El Tito, Perpignan, France, 1896 (engraving)
6000535 Death of Spanish bullfighter El Tito, Perpignan, France, 1896 (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Death of Spanish bullfighter El Tito, Perpignan)

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

April, from a calendar for Henri Garnier & Co. 1902 (colour litho)
IND346744 April, from a calendar for Henri Garnier & Co. 1902 (colour litho) by Camps Junyent, Gaspar (1874-1942); Private Collection; (add.info)

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

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

Bullfight, 1865 (watercolour over graphite)
1077644 Bullfight, 1865 (watercolour over graphite) by Manet, Edouard (1832-83); 19.2x21.4 cm; J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles, USA

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

Bullfight scene on an antique tile - The Killing Stage (ceramic)
KW373860 Bullfight scene on an antique tile - The Killing Stage (ceramic) by Spanish School; Bar El Pimpi, Malaga Province, Spain; (add.info.: Sverte de Matar; ); Spanish, out of copyright

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; )

The Bullfight
RAF80076 The Bullfight by Dominguez Becquer, Joachin (1817-79); Private Collection; Photo © Rafael Valls Gallery, London, UK

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)

Bullfighting (chromolitho)
734698 Bullfighting (chromolitho) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Bullfighting. Liebig card)

Toreador Fresco, Knossos, Crete 1550-1450 BC (fresco)
2560023 Toreador Fresco, Knossos, Crete 1550-1450 BC (fresco) by Minoan; Knossos, Crete; (add.info.: Knossos is the largest Bronze Age archaeological site on Crete)

Poster advertising the Bullring at Malo-les-Bains, end 19th century (colour litho)
CHT218590 Poster advertising the Bullring at Malo-les-Bains, end 19th century (colour litho) by French School, (19th century); Bibliotheque des Arts Decoratifs, Paris

Entering the Arena, (oil on panel)
658203 Entering the Arena, (oil on panel) by Benlliure y Gil, Jose (1855-1937); 22.9x32.4 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Entering the Arena. Jose Benlliure y Gil (1855-1937). Oil on panel

Spanish toreador, 1790 (coloured engraving)
5233369 Spanish toreador, 1790 (coloured engraving) by Spanish School, (18th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Spanish toreador, 1790.); Look and Learn / Elgar Collection

Bullfight (w / c on paper)
702395 Bullfight (w/c on paper) by Pinelli, Bartolomeo (1781-1835); Gabinetto Comunale delle Stampe, Rome, Italy; Italian, out of copyright

Bullfight in at Nimes, illustration from Le Petit Journal, 1894 (colour litho)
CHT218591 Bullfight in at Nimes, illustration from Le Petit Journal, 1894 (colour litho) by French School, (19th century); Bibliotheque des Arts Decoratifs, Paris

Offering the Panal to the Bullfighter, 1873 (oil on canvas)
CLK339918 Offering the Panal to the Bullfighter, 1873 (oil on canvas) by Cassatt, Mary Stevenson (1844-1926); 100.6x85.1 cm; Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute, Williamstown, Massachusetts

Frightful death of Pepe Hilo, the well-known toreador at Madrid (engraving)
736177 Frightful death of Pepe Hilo, the well-known toreador at Madrid (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Frightful death of Pepe Hilo)

Matador dedicating the killed bulls tail to the president. Chromolithograph by E. Calle after an illustration by Daniel Perea from Bullfight, Corrida del Toros, Madrid, Boronat Satorre, 1894

Matador making a reverse pass with the cloak in front of a charging bull. Chromolithograph by E. Calle after an illustration by Daniel Perea from Bullfight, Corrida del Toros, Madrid

Picador on horseback stabbing a charging bull with a lance while a matador with cloak runs beside them. Chromolithograph by J

Spanish cowboys with lances shutting up the bulls
Spanish cowboys on horseback with lances shutting up the bulls before a bullfight. Chromolithograph by E. Casanova after an illustration by Daniel Perea from Bullfight, Corrida del Toros, Madrid

Bullfight in a Divided Ring (oil on canvas)
3493184 Bullfight in a Divided Ring (oil on canvas) by Goya y Lucientes, Francisco Jose de (1746-1828) (attr. to); 98.4x126.4 cm; Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA; Spanish, out of copyright

Barbarian shows (colour litho)
2809019 Barbarian shows (colour litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: Barbarian shows. During a bullfight in the Beziers Arena (France)

The matadora (colour litho)
2778243 The matadora (colour litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: The matadora. For the first time in the history of bullfights)

The collision between the SS Toreador and La Bourgogne; view of the Toreador in dock at Liverpool (engraving)
607870 The collision between the SS Toreador and La Bourgogne; view of the Toreador in dock at Liverpool (engraving) by English School

Bullfighters praying in the chapel before the fight, c. 1900 (colour litho)
CHT218597 Bullfighters praying in the chapel before the fight, c.1900 (colour litho) by Spanish School, (20th century); Bibliotheque des Arts Decoratifs, Paris, France; eArchives Charmet; Spanish

Portrait of opera singer Antonio Scotti with an unidentified man
MNY381612 Portrait of opera singer Antonio Scotti with an unidentified man and woman at the James Hazen Hyde Ball, New York, January 31

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"The Toreador: A Captivating Dance of Bravery and Passion" Step into the mesmerizing world of the toreador, where bravery meets passion in a captivating dance. From the graceful movements of The Spanish Dancer, Don Mariano Camprubi, captured in delicate pencil and wash on paper, to Ignacio Zuloaga As A Torero immortalized with vibrant oil on canvas, these artworks transport us to the heart of this age-old tradition. As we wander through Plaza De Toros in Valencia, Spain, our eyes are drawn to the majestic Statue of the Toreador Manolo Montoliu. Standing tall against a backdrop of dusk-lit skies at Nimes' Roman amphitheater in Provence, France, another Toreador statue evokes a sense of timelessness. Gustave Doré's vivid depiction takes us back to 1875 when Toreadors gathered outside arenas during An Autumn Tour in Andalusia. Their anticipation palpable as they prepare for their daring encounters with fierce bulls. The artistry continues within museums like Museo Carmen Thyssen in Malaga. Fortuny's Bullfight captures a wounded Picador amidst chaos and intensity while an engraving commemorates the tragic Death of Spanish bullfighter El Tito in Perpignan, France. Bullfights have long been celebrated through various mediums; engravings depicting The Death of Pepe Illo remind us that this spectacle has both its triumphs and tragedies. Meanwhile, Henri Garnier & Co. 's calendar showcases April adorned with vibrant colors reminiscent of this exhilarating event. In plate 26 from The Art of Bullfighting published back in 1816 comes an etching capturing a dramatic moment as a picador falls under the charging bull—a testament to both danger and courage displayed within these ancient traditions.