Why it matters
A dead bullfighter lies on the ground. It was originally part of a larger composition, Episode from a Bullfight, inspired by Goya's Tauromaquia, which Manet later cut up.
Did you know?
- It dates from the 1860s.
- It is now known as The Dead Man.
- Manet wrote to Baudelaire in 1865 about the 'terrible spectacle' of a bullfight.
Based on the Wikipedia article The Dead Man (Manet) (CC BY-SA 4.0).
