Why it matters
Victorine Meurent, dressed as a Spanish bullfighter, stares at the viewer while a bull attacks a picador behind her. Manet showed it at the 1863 Salon des Refusés with Le Déjeuner sur l'herbe.
Did you know?
- It was painted in 1862.
- The Met acquired it in 1929.
- It is often cited as showing the influence of Spanish art.
Based on the Wikipedia article Mademoiselle V. in the Costume of an Espada (CC BY-SA 4.0).
