Levels 3-8

Each Wednesday morning from Week 4, Term 3, join an NGV Educator live from The Picasso Century for a short and lively introduction to a work from the exhibition. To have your questions answered about the Wednesday Work of the Week send them in advance to education.bookings@ngv.vic.gov.au

A program recording will also be available to access online for booked participants for one week.

The Matador

Attending bullfights was one of Pablo Picasso’s passions, and the matador, or bullfighter, was a subject he returned to again and again in his art. Was it the fearless bravado of the bullfighter that inspired him? Was Picasso continuing the legacy of other great Spanish artists who also painted this subject? Did he see himself as the matador and, if so, who was the bull? We’ll visit these questions and more in the final Wednesday Work of the Week for The Picasso Century.

Duration: 15 mins

Cost: Free

Learning objectives

• Identify and describe the visual characteristic of Pablo Picasso’s late style
• Analyse and interpret symbols of national and personal identity in the artwork
• Consider how the artwork reflects traditional and/or contemporary characteristics associated with portraiture