Rounding up the bulls
1787 Prado Museum
About this artwork
This is one of the preparatory sketches or a derivative print associated with Goya's tapestry cartoons commissioned for the royal palaces in Madrid. It depicts a rural Spanish scene of cattle herding in a landscape featuring a prominent cylindrical tower.
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This work belongs to a series of sketches created by Goya for the 'Príncipe de Asturias' suite of tapestry cartoons, designed to decorate the dining rooms of the Spanish royal family. While Goya is often associated with dark, brooding imagery later in his career, his early work frequently focused on 'majo' culture and light-hearted scenes of daily life in Spain. The inclusion of the sturdy stone tower emphasizes the ruggedness of the Spanish countryside against which the elegant riders contrast.
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Rounding up the bulls
Francisco Goya, 1787
