Bulls Fighting
George Stubbs·1786
Historical Context
Bulls Fighting from 1786 by George Stubbs depicts the violent confrontation between two bulls, one of his studies of animal behavior that extended beyond his equestrian speciality. Stubbs's direct observation of animal behavior gave his paintings an authenticity unusual for the period. Stubbs's oil technique was grounded in exhaustive anatomical study—he spent eighteen months dissecting horses at a Lincolnshire farmhouse before painting the plates for his Anatomy of the Horse...
Technical Analysis
The fighting bulls are depicted with the same anatomical precision Stubbs brought to horses, the violent action captured with dynamic energy and structural accuracy.
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