Plate 27 from the 'Tauromaquia': The celebrated picador, Fernando del Toro, draws the fierce beast on with his pike 1816 Goya (Francisco de Goya y Lucientes) Spanish Unaware of the danger, a blindfolded horse is trapped to keep it from fleeing in panic. The animal’s defenselessness is emphasized by the light area on its chest, suggesting a stationary target. The gaze of the picador prepares the viewer for the violence about to be unleashed, while the dramatic resolution of the clash is prefigured at left by another horse rearing in fright and a dead animal ready to be dragged away. In their ap
Plate 27 from the 'Tauromaquia': The celebrated picador, Fernando del Toro, draws the fierce beast on with his pike 1816 Goya (Francisco de Goya y Lucientes) Spanish Unaware of the danger, a blindfolded horse is trapped to keep it from fleeing in panic. The animal’s defenselessness is emphasized by the light area on its chest, suggesting a stationary target. The gaze of the picador prepares the viewer for the violence about to be unleashed, while the dramatic resolution of the clash is prefigured at left by another horse rearing in fright and a dead animal ready to be dragged away. In their apparent disinterest, the two spectral figures in the background imply the routine nature of death in rituals of Plate 27 from the 'Tauromaquia': The celebrated picador, Fernando del Toro, draws the fierce beast on with his pike 365890
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