Pedro Romero
1795 Kimbell Art Museum
About this artwork
This portrait depicts the famous Spanish bullfighter Pedro Romero, rendered in a naturalistic style with a dark, moody background typical of Goya's portraiture. It is currently held in the Kimbell Art Museum.
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Pedro Romero was one of the most legendary matadors in history, famously claimed to have killed over 5,000 bulls without ever being wounded himself. Goya, who had a lifelong fascination with the spectacle of the bullfight, captured the matador at the height of his career, balancing his reputation for stoic discipline with a distinct, introspective melancholy.
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Pedro Romero
Francisco Goya, 1795
