La Tauromachie
1894
About this artwork
This work depicts the intersection of bullfighting and death through the juxtaposition of a bull skull and a human skull draped in a red muleta. It was created using mixed media on cardboard.
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Toulouse-Lautrec was known for his fascination with the gritty and raw aspects of Parisian life, and this piece demonstrates his interest in themes of mortality. The stark, skeletal imagery serves as a blunt memento mori, linking the danger of the bullring to the inevitability of death.
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La Tauromachie
Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, 1894
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