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Bullfighting is the emblem of Spanish traditions, of which Picasso was very proud, an event that, especially nowadays, many people are unable to appreciate and explain, but which is part of the cultural heritage of the nation. The different ways in which he interpreted it express all his passion and inner turmoil; the geometries and structural decomposition that inspire his works are clear examples of the conflicts and contradictions that nourished Picasso from the beginning of his career and which probably play a role in the uniqueness and incomparability of his art.In several creations, such as plates, trays, and the round, sinuous shapes of jugs and vases, the artist recreates the Place de la Tauromachie, as can be seen in the 1953 Corrida plate: the tension of the arrival of the bull and the picador, the audience in the stands all contributing to the sense of theatrality that permeates the subject.