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GOYA Y LUCIENTES, Francisco de: The Divided Arena

🖼 The Divided Arena, 1825
Lithograph
300 × 425 cm
Madrid, Spain

Violent chaos erupts across a divided bullfighting arena, with horses and matadors locked in brutal combat rendered through dark, expressive brushwork. Goya critiques Spain's obsession with bullfighting spectacle, transforming the sport into a symbol of societal division and bloodlust during his final years.

The story of art
The story of art
E. H. Gombrich
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