Francisco de Goya, Portrait of Manuel Osorio, 1787-1788, 127 x 101 cm, New York, The Metropolitan Mu
Francisco de Goya, Portrait of Manuel Osorio, 1787-1788, 127 x 101 cm, New York, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, The Jules Bache Collection, 1949 The red dress and the silver-colored sash worn by the boy are beautifully matched and delicately painted. The nuances of the green background are very subtle. The child is cute, doll-like. There have been many discussions about the accompanying group of cats and birds. For some, they are symbols of evil, which is a menace for the innocence of childhood. For others, they just represent household pets. Both interpretations could make sense if you look at how animals such as these were usually used in paintings at the time. Cautious and menacing attitude of these cats expresses an attitude towards life, a way of being in a difficult world. -- source link
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