The Moors settled in Spain, giving up the superstitions of the Koran, adopted this art of hunting, and spear a bull in the open country

The Moors settled in Spain, giving up the superstitions of the Koran, adopted this art of hunting, and spear a bull in the open country
(Los moros establecidos en España, prescindiendo de las supersticiones de su Alcorán, adoptaron esta caza y arte, y lancean un toro en el campo)
plate 3 from La Tauromaquia (The art of bullfighting) series (c. 1815-1816)
(c. 1815-1816); published 1816

Artist/s name
Francisco GOYA y Lucientes


Medium
etching, burnished aquatint, drypoint and burin
Measurements
20.0 x 31.3 cm (image) 24.4 x 35.0 cm (plate) 26.8 x 37.0 cm (sheet)
Place/s of Execution
Madrid, Spain
Catalogue/s Raisonné/s
Harris 206.III.1
Accession Number
1998.255.3
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Presented by the National Art-Collections Fund, 1919
Gallery Location
Not on display

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