Martincho's temerity in the square of Zaragoza (preparatory drawing)

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Preparatory drawing of the print Martincho's temerity in the square of Zaragoza. In it we see the famous Aragonese bullfighter Martincho seated on a chair in the middle of the ring with shackles on his feet, about to kill the bull, which seems to be about to charge him, in this case in the Zaragoza bullring.

The drawing shows certain differences with respect to what Goya would later transfer to the plate, although the general composition remains the same. Thus, the diagonal created by the barrier on the left-hand side will remain in the engraving, as will the posture of the figures. On the other hand, the drawing shows a character who will not appear in the engraving: a young man trying to climb over the barrier, a barrier that is barely glimpsed here and which in the print will be more clearly defined and full of spectators. Goya also changed the bullfighter's hairstyle, who here appears with a hairnet, while in the plate he recorded him with his hair loose. The perspective will also be different in the print, as the scene will appear to be seen from the stands, which will be accentuated by squeezing the spectators behind the barrier so that they do not miss Martincho's madness.