Why do you think Goya was a fan of bullfighting?

Answer 1

A. He was Spanish and an artist. B. he had a blood lust for such things as torture and the various things that came out of the Napoleonic wars in Spain, and also the Inquisition. let"s face it, the artist liked and contributed to- Spanish culture. Some other Spanish artists were content with sombre portraits of clergymen and judges, but not senor Goya. Another action man of the palette type was El Greco- the Greek, also went for violent subject matter. no comic books in those days, so,.

Answer 2

Okay, and its an easy, facile answer, the man was Spanish. Bullfighting is an inexorable part of Spanish culture- much as Baseball is in the US.