Bronze & Marble Sculpture - Spanish Matador & Bull

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Bronze & Marble Sculpture - Spanish Matador & Bull Wonderful quality bronze sculpture depicting a spanish matador with bull. This Bronze is of truly exceptional quality, please study the many photos to see the depth of the detailing and the crispness of the casting. This is a genuine hot cast bronze on a solid marble base, do not confuse this with cheap 'cold cast' resin bronze this is a true work of art. Height 7.5", width 12" & depth 7.5". Bullfighting or tauromachy (from Greek ταυρομαχ?α - tauromachia, "bull-fight"), is a traditional spectacle of Spain, Portugal, some cities in southern France, and several Latin American countries, in which one or more live bulls are ritually killed in a bullring as a public spectacle. A nonlethal variant stemming from Portuguese influence is practiced on the Tanzanian island of Pemba. The tradition, as it is practiced today, involves professional toreros (toureiros in Portuguese; also referred to as toreadors in English), who execute various formal moves with the intent, during various phases of the fight, of distracting, angering, or causing injury to the bull itself. Such maneuvers are performed at close range, and can result in injury or even death of the performer. The bullfight usually concludes with the death of the bull by a sword thrust. In Portugal the finale consists of a tradition read more

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