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The picador
The painting depicts a picador, that is a rider on a bull during a bullfight – a theme related to Spanish culture, painted in the post-impressionist style. The work comes from Picasso's early creative period.
Portrait of the Creator
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Artist
Pablo Picasso
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Date of birth and death
25 October 1881 – 8 April 1973
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Natinality
Spanish
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Style
Blue and Rose Periods, Cubism, Surrealism, Neoclassicism, Modernism
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Significant works
Les Demoiselles d’Avignon, Guernica, The Old Guitarist, Three Musicians, Girl before a Mirror
Information about the work
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Year:
1890
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Execution technique:
oil (probably) on substrate (exact information missing)
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Theme:
Spanish themes, bullfighting, horseback riding
Internal Narrative and Creative Framework
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Inner Narrative
The work shows the young artist's fascination with the tradition and culture of Spain, combining realism with early stylistic experiments.
The key to interpreting the work
When analyzing the painting, it is worth paying attention to the post-impressionist method as well as to the cultural and symbolic significance of the picador motif in Spanish art.See other works by this artist
