Object details
Object number
ARC.006510
Creator(s)
Title
Luis Mazzantini
Date
about 1888
Medium
Albumen print on card
Language
English
Dimensions
10.5 x 7 cm (4 1/8 x 2 3/4 in.)
Signatures, inscriptions, and markings
Inscribed in ink in Isabella Stewart Gardner's hand (top left): I saw him kill 3 bulls.
Inscribed in ink in Isabella Stewart Gardner's hand (bottom left): Louis Mazzantini / Matador
Provenance
Probably acquired in 1888 by Isabella Stewart Gardner when she saw Mazzantini in Seville, Spain.
Commentary
This photograph of famed Spanish matador Luis Mazzantini was likely acquired by Isabella after the bullfight she attended in Seville, Spain in 1888. It was at this bullfight that Isabella witnessed Mazzantini, as she inscribed on his photograph, “kill 3 bulls.” One of these bulls was said to have been in Isabella’s honor, which horrified her.
Gallery
Long Gallery
Case
Modern Actors Case
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