Why it matters
Bullfighters stand at the barrier in the arena. Manet described the bullfight he saw in Spain as 'one of the finest, most curious and most terrifying sights to be seen'.
Did you know?
- It was painted in 1864–1865.
- It was cut from a larger painting, Episode in a Bullfight.
- The Dead Man was cut from the same canvas.
Based on the Wikipedia article The Bullfight (CC BY-SA 4.0).
