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Bull Fighter Collection

"Bull Fighting: A Timeless Tradition in Europe" Step into the vibrant world of bullfighting, where courage and artistry collide

Background imageBull Fighter Collection: Matador poster taken in 2001, Seville, Andalucia, Spain, Europe

Matador poster taken in 2001, Seville, Andalucia, Spain, Europe

Background imageBull Fighter Collection: Matador and bull during a bullfight in Arles, Bouches du Rhone, Provence, France, Europe

Matador and bull during a bullfight in Arles, Bouches du Rhone, Provence, France, Europe

Background imageBull Fighter Collection: Bull fighting, San Fermin festival, Plaza de Toros, Pamplona, Navarra, Spain, Europe

Bull fighting, San Fermin festival, Plaza de Toros, Pamplona, Navarra, Spain, Europe

Background imageBull Fighter Collection: LEAVE-TAKING, 1872. Adios. Wood engraving, 1872, after Haynes Williams

LEAVE-TAKING, 1872. Adios. Wood engraving, 1872, after Haynes Williams

Background imageBull Fighter Collection: View of a bullfight on the Plaza Mayor in Madrid, 1759-c.1796. Creator: Louis-Joseph Mondhare

View of a bullfight on the Plaza Mayor in Madrid, 1759-c.1796. Creator: Louis-Joseph Mondhare
View of a bullfight on the Plaza Mayor in Madrid, 1759-c.1796

Background imageBull Fighter Collection: The Bull leaping the barrier; Notes on Spain, 1875. Creator: Unknown

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]

Background imageBull Fighter Collection: The Banderillero in the chair; Notes on Spain, 1875. Creator: Unknown

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]

Background imageBull Fighter Collection: Boys playing at Bull-fighting; Notes on Spain, 1875. Creator: Unknown

Boys playing at Bull-fighting; Notes on Spain, 1875. Creator: Unknown
Boys playing at Bull-fighting; Notes on Spain, 1875. From, Illustrated Travels by H.W. Bates. [Cassell, Petter, and Galpin, c1880, London]

Background imageBull Fighter Collection: 'The Espada; Notes on Spain, 1875. Creator: Unknown

'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]

Background imageBull Fighter Collection: A New Collection of Songs for the Brave Ponciano Diaz (Nueva Coleccion de Canciones... 1888)

A New Collection of Songs for the Brave Ponciano Diaz (Nueva Coleccion de Canciones... 1888)
A New Collection of Songs for the Brave Ponciano Diaz (Nueva Coleccion de Canciones al Ponciano Diaz), 1888

Background imageBull Fighter Collection: Travel views of Europe, between 1904 and 1938. Creator: Arnold Genthe

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

Background imageBull Fighter Collection: Travel views of Europe, between 1904 and 1938. Creator: Arnold Genthe

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

Background imageBull Fighter Collection: Travel views of Europe, between 1904 and 1938. Creator: Arnold Genthe

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

Background imageBull Fighter Collection: Travel views of Europe, between 1904 and 1938. Creator: Arnold Genthe

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

Background imageBull Fighter Collection: Travel views of Europe, between 1904 and 1938. Creator: Arnold Genthe

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

Background imageBull Fighter Collection: Travel views of Europe, between 1904 and 1938. Creator: Arnold Genthe

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

Background imageBull Fighter Collection: Travel views of Europe, between 1904 and 1938. Creator: Arnold Genthe

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

Background imageBull Fighter Collection: Travel views of Europe, between 1904 and 1938. Creator: Arnold Genthe

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

Background imageBull Fighter Collection: Travel views of Europe, between 1904 and 1938. Creator: Arnold Genthe

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

Background imageBull Fighter Collection: Travel views of Europe, between 1904 and 1938. Creator: Arnold Genthe

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

Background imageBull Fighter Collection: Travel views of Europe, between 1904 and 1938. Creator: Arnold Genthe

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

Background imageBull Fighter Collection: Bullfighter in costume, 1880. Creator: Zacharie Astruc

Bullfighter in costume, 1880. Creator: Zacharie Astruc
Bullfighter in costume, 1880. (La toilette du torero)

Background imageBull Fighter Collection: Broadsheet relating to the triumphs of the bullfighter Ponciano Diaz in Spain, a co... ca

Broadsheet relating to the triumphs of the bullfighter Ponciano Diaz in Spain, a co... ca. 1900-10. Creator: Anon
Broadsheet relating to the triumphs of the bullfighter Ponciano Diaz in Spain, a corrida (ballad) in the bottom section, ca. 1900-10

Background imageBull Fighter Collection: Bull-Fight, 1897. Creator: Alexandre Lunois

Bull-Fight, 1897. Creator: Alexandre Lunois
Bull-Fight, 1897

Background imageBull Fighter Collection: Bull-Fight, 1897. Creator: Alexandre Lunois

Bull-Fight, 1897. Creator: Alexandre Lunois
Bull-Fight, 1897

Background imageBull Fighter Collection: Bull-Fight, 1897. Creator: Alexandre Lunois

Bull-Fight, 1897. Creator: Alexandre Lunois
Bull-Fight, 1897

Background imageBull Fighter Collection: El cancionero popular, num. 13 (The Popular Songbook, no. 13), n.d. Creator: Unknown

El cancionero popular, num. 13 (The Popular Songbook, no. 13), n.d. Creator: Unknown
El cancionero popular, num. 13 (The Popular Songbook, no. 13), n.d

Background imageBull Fighter Collection: Glorious Success of Ponciano Díaz and His Brave Charros in the Bull Rings of Madrid, 1889

Glorious Success of Ponciano Díaz and His Brave Charros in the Bull Rings of Madrid, 1889. Creator: Manuel Manilla
Glorious Success of Ponciano Diaz and His Brave Charros in the Bull Rings of Madrid, 1889

Background imageBull Fighter Collection: Madrid (City Breaks)

Madrid (City Breaks)
Simon Goggin

Background imageBull Fighter Collection: Madrid (City Breaks)

Madrid (City Breaks)
Simon Goggin

Background imageBull Fighter Collection: Bullfight, Jerez de la Frontera, Cadiz Province, Andalusia, Spain

Bullfight, Jerez de la Frontera, Cadiz Province, Andalusia, Spain

Background imageBull Fighter Collection: Arrival of the Picadors;An Autumn Tour in Andalusia, 1875. Creator: Gustave Doré

Arrival of the Picadors;An Autumn Tour in Andalusia, 1875. Creator: Gustave Doré
Arrival of the Picadors; An Autumn Tour in Andalusia, 1875. [Scene outside the bullring in southern Spain]. From, Illustrated Travels by H.W. Bates

Background imageBull Fighter Collection: Toreadors outside the Arena;An Autumn Tour in Andalusia, 1875. Creator: Gustave Doré

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

Background imageBull Fighter Collection: Suerte XI: The death of the bull, ca. 1850-80. ca. 1850-80. Creator: Anon

Suerte XI: The death of the bull, ca. 1850-80. ca. 1850-80. Creator: Anon
Suerte XI: The death of the bull, ca. 1850-80

Background imageBull Fighter Collection: Suerte X: A torero prepares to stab the bull, ca. 1850-80. ca. 1850-80. Creator: Anon

Suerte X: A torero prepares to stab the bull, ca. 1850-80. ca. 1850-80. Creator: Anon
Suerte X: A torero prepares to stab the bull, ca. 1850-80

Background imageBull Fighter Collection: Suerte VI: The toreros assistant sets dogs on the bull, ca. 1850-80. ca. 1850-80. Creator: Anon

Suerte VI: The toreros assistant sets dogs on the bull, ca. 1850-80. ca. 1850-80. Creator: Anon
Suerte VI: The toreros assistant sets dogs on the bull, ca. 1850-80

Background imageBull Fighter Collection: Suerte II: Picador on horseback about to stab a bull with a pique; two toreros behi... ca

Suerte II: Picador on horseback about to stab a bull with a pique; two toreros behi... ca. 1850-80. Creator: Anon
Suerte II: Picador on horseback about to stab a bull with a pique; two toreros behind him to left (two impressions on the same sheet), ca. 1850-80

Background imageBull Fighter Collection: Suerte I: Bull entering the bullring after a law officer on horseback; two toreros... ca. 1850-80

Suerte I: Bull entering the bullring after a law officer on horseback; two toreros... ca. 1850-80. Creator: Anon
Suerte I: Bull entering the bullring after a law officer on horseback; two toreros standing to right, ca. 1850-80

Background imageBull Fighter Collection: Bullfights: The Death of Pepe Illo (3rd Composition), 1816, printed 1876 (engraving)

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

Background imageBull Fighter Collection: The Death of a Bull, illustration from La Revue Illustree, 1889 (colour litho)

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

Background imageBull Fighter Collection: The Dead Toreador, c. 1864 (oil on canvas)

The Dead Toreador, c. 1864 (oil on canvas)
744853 The Dead Toreador, c.1864 (oil on canvas) by Manet, Edouard (1832-83); 75.9x153.3 cm; National Gallery of Art, Washington DC, USA

Background imageBull Fighter Collection: Tauromachie (The Bull Fight) (Furnishing Fabric), England, c. 1840. Creator: Unknown

Tauromachie (The Bull Fight) (Furnishing Fabric), England, c. 1840. Creator: Unknown
Tauromachie (The Bull Fight) (Furnishing Fabric), England, c. 1840. Floral print with vignettes of matadors and bulls

Background imageBull Fighter Collection: After the Bullfight, 1873. Creator: Mary Cassatt

After the Bullfight, 1873. Creator: Mary Cassatt
After the Bullfight, 1873

Background imageBull Fighter Collection: Bullfight, 1865 / 66. Creator: Edouard Manet

Bullfight, 1865 / 66. Creator: Edouard Manet
Bullfight, 1865/66

Background imageBull Fighter Collection: The Bull Fighter (engraving)

The Bull Fighter (engraving)
1053514 The Bull Fighter (engraving) by Spanish School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Bull Fighter. Illustration for The Graphic)

Background imageBull Fighter Collection: Le picador Calderon (engraving)

Le picador Calderon (engraving)
2789859 Le picador Calderon (engraving) by Dore, Gustave (1832-83) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Le picador Calderon. Illustration for Le Tour Du Monde (Hachette, 1862)

Background imageBull Fighter Collection: Maria Rosa Carmona, the lady bull-fighter (engraving)

Maria Rosa Carmona, the lady bull-fighter (engraving)
736149 Maria Rosa Carmona, the lady bull-fighter (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Maria Rosa Carmona, the lady bull-fighter; from The Days Doings)

Background imageBull Fighter Collection: The Matador (w / c on paper)

The Matador (w / c on paper)
CH35287 The Matador (w/c on paper) by La Fresnaye, Roger de (1885-1925); Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; French, out of copyright



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"Bull Fighting: A Timeless Tradition in Europe" Step into the vibrant world of bullfighting, where courage and artistry collide. From the iconic Matador posters adorning the walls of Seville to the heart-stopping battles between man and beast in Arles, this captivating spectacle has enthralled audiences for centuries. In the sun-drenched Plaza de Toros during Pamplona's San Fermin festival, adrenaline courses through every vein as matadors face their formidable opponents. The cheers of thousands echo through Navarra's streets, celebrating bravery and skill that define this age-old tradition. Travel back in time to 1872 with "Leave-Taking, " a wood engraving capturing the poignant farewell between torero and loved ones before stepping into the ring. Emotions run high as they bid adios, knowing that danger awaits within those hallowed grounds. Jerez de la Frontera becomes a stage where toreros showcase their prowess amidst swirling capes and thunderous applause. Gustave Doré's masterful illustrations transport us to an autumn tour in Andalusia, where picadors arrive on horseback ready to engage with fierce determination. Witness suerte XI unfold before your eyes - a climactic moment when life hangs by a thread as torero faces off against bull. With precision and grace, he prepares for suerte X - poised to deliver a fatal blow that will forever etch his name into history. But it is not just man versus beast; it is also an intricate dance involving assistants who release dogs upon charging bulls during suerte VI. The collaboration between humans and animals creates an electrifying atmosphere filled with tension and awe-inspiring displays of bravery. Immerse yourself in ca. 1850-80s anonymous artwork depicting picadors on horseback wielding piques while two toreros stand behind them during Suerte II. These images encapsulate both danger and beauty intertwined within each bullfight, showcasing the rich tapestry of this ancient tradition.