Pablo PicassoSpanish, 1881–1973Minotauromachia
About the work
This etching and engraving titled Minotauromachia, or “Battle of the Minotaur,” depicts a complex scene: The titular Minotaur enters at right, while a bearded man climbs a ladder to the left. In between them, a girl holds a candle aloft in an attempt to blind the massive Minotaur. A wounded female bullfighter lies across a horse at center, the animal’s insides empty on the ground. Two women accompanied by doves look down onto the encounter from a window. This enigmatic scene is among Picasso’s most celebrated etchings, sensitively inked and printed by Roger Lacourière.
Art Institute of ChicagoCC BY 4.0
Particulars
- Accession number
- 1947.160
Meanwhile, in the life of Pablo Picasso
The whole life5 September 1935
Daughter born: Maya Ruiz-Picasso
1936
Growing Close to Dora Maar
Picasso grew close to the photographer and artist Dora Maar, who later documented the creation of Guernica and influenced its black-and-white palette.
25 September 1936 – 22 September 1939
Post: director of Museo del Prado
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