Spectators from left: Paulo Picasso, John Richardson, Douglas Cooper, Francine Weisweiller, Jean Cocteau, Pablo Picasso, Luis Miguel Dominguin (spectator because of injuries), Lucia Bosè, Jacqueline. Antonio Ordonez, a leading bullfighter in the 1950's and the last survivor of the dueling matadors chronicled by Hemingway in ''The Dangerous Summer''. Corrida des vendanges. Arles 1959. Other photos of this bullfight in the bull ring see "Miscellaneous"

In a moment of focused stillness, matador Antonio Ordonez confronts a bull in the Arles arena during the Corrida des vendanges, 1959. Seen from behind in his ornate 'traje de luces', he holds the muleta, his head slightly bowed towards the dark animal. The tiered stands are filled with spectators, including a notable group: Pablo Picasso, Jean Cocteau, Jacqueline Roque, Lucia Bosè, and Luis Miguel Dominguin, a rival matador observing due to an injury.

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Bullfight, Bullfighters

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