El diestro, Bronze sculpture in Oviedo, Spain.

El Diestro is a bronze torso of a bullfighter by Miguel Berrocal, dated 1972 and installed on Calle Palacio Valdés in 1998. It belongs to a series on bullfighting themes and has large volume, with exaggeratedly rounded forms and highly polished, sharply finished surfaces.

Miguel Ortiz Berrocal created this sculpture during his artistic development between 1967 and 2004. During this period he worked with art foundries in Verona, Italy, which shaped his craftsmanship and material techniques.

The title El diestro is the bullfighting term for the matador, and the work belongs to a series by Miguel Berrocal, an artist drawn to tauromaquia. It is the torso of a bullfighter, with exaggeratedly rounded volumes and a highly polished finish. The piece was made in 1972 but only installed on Calle Palacio Valdés in 1998.

The sculpture sits on paved pathways with plenty of space around it, allowing views from different angles. Wheelchair users and visitors with mobility limitations can freely access and view the work without barriers.

The sculpture is the torso of a bullfighter, part of a series by Miguel Berrocal, an artist drawn to bullfighting. Its large volume, exaggeratedly rounded forms and highly polished bronze finish make it easy to recognise on Calle Palacio Valdés, where it was installed in 1998, six years after it was dated 1972.