Francisco de Goya

Dogs are thrown to the bull (preparatory drawing)

Clasificación
Dogs are thrown to the bull (preparatory drawing)
Datos Generales
Cronología
Ca. 1814 - 1816
Ubicación
The Prado National Museum. Madrid, Madrid, Spain
Dimensiones
181 x 305 mm
Técnica y soporte
Reconocimiento de la autoría de Goya
Documented work
Titular
El Prado National Museum
Ficha: realización/revisión
02 Oct 2021 / 22 Jun 2023
Inventario
(D4312)
Inscripciones

1. (in pencil, bottom left-hand corner)

Historia

 See How the ancient Spaniards hunted bulls on horseback in the countryside.

This preparatory drawing passed by inheritance in 1828 to Javier Goya, the painter's son, and in 1854 to Mariano Goya y Goicoechea, the artist's grandson. It was subsequently owned by Valentín Carderera (ca. 1861) and Mariano Carderera (1880). In 1886 it was acquired from Mariano Carderera, along with many other drawings by Goya, including almost all the preparatory studies for the Bullfight, by the Directorate General of Public Instruction, and was assigned to the Prado Museum, where it entered on 12 November 1886.

Análisis artístico

 See How the ancient Spaniards hunted bulls on horseback in the countryside.

Preparatory drawing of the print Dogs are thrown to the bull.  As in the engraving, we can see a bull being pursued by five dogs and a fifth dog lying on the ground, probably badly wounded. Behind, we see a bailiff on horseback, his back to us, as if the spectacle we are witnessing does not interest him in the least.

The excellent execution of the bailiff and his horse in corvette, and of the bull, shown in full movement, trying to shake off the dogs, is outstanding. The magnificent anatomical study of the dogs is also striking.

The background of the drawing is different from the one that will later be engraved on the plate, as here the barrier of the bullring is not clearly distinguishable, which will later be seen clearly in the engraving. On the other hand, the rest of the elements will be transferred fairly faithfully to the print.

Sánchez Cantón considers this to be one of the most painstaking preparatory drawings in the Bullfighting series.

Exposiciones
  • Goya. Gemälde Zeichnungen. Graphik. Tapisserien
    Kunsthalle Basel
    Basle
    1953
    from January 23th to April 12th 1953
  • Goya (1746-1828). Peintures-Dessins-Gravures
    Centre Cultural du Marais
    París
    1979
    consultant editors Jacqueline et Maurice Guillard
  • Madrid
    2005
Bibliografía
  • LAFUENTE FERRARI, Enrique
    1946
    pp. 177-216, espec. p. 202
  • SÁNCHEZ CANTÓN. Francisco Javier
    MadridMuseo del Prado
    1954
    cat. 178
  • SÁNCHEZ CANTÓN. Francisco Javier
    MadridMuseo del Prado
    1954
    n. 178
  • GLENDINNING, Nigel
    1961
    pp. 120-127
  • LAFUENTE FERRARI, Enrique
    ParísLe Club Français du Livre
    1963
    p. 116
  • GASSIER, Pierre y WILSON, Juliet
    Vie et ouvre de Francisco de Goya
    ParísOffice du livre
    1970
    p. 279, cat. 1201
  • LAFUENTE FERRARI, Enrique
    Barcelona
    1974
    p. 16
  • GASSIER, Pierre
    Dibujos de Goya, 2 vols
    BarcelonaNoguer
    1975
    pp. 384-385, cat. 267
  • LAFUENTE FERRARI, Enrique
    El mundo de Goya en sus dibujos
    MadridUrbión
    1979
    pp. 202-203
  • LAFUENTE FERRARI, Enrique
    MadridSilex
    1980
    pp. 154-155, cat. 52
  • MATILLA, José Manuel y MEDRANO, José Miguel
    MadridMuseo Nacional del Prado
    2001
    pp. 83-85
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