McQueen interpreted the corrida from an outsider’s perspective, but followed in the footsteps of Spanish artists Francisco de Goya and Pablo Picasso, both of whom drew upon the bullfight in their own practices. Goya’s depiction of a Spanish knight slain by a bull comes from his series La Tauromaquia (Bullfighting), published in 1816, which offers a visual history of bullfighting in Spain, and directly inspired Pablo Picasso’s 1959 series La Tauromaquia. Though both artists were devoted to the pastime, they also reflected on its mortal aspects.