Early Reproduction Print of Goya's "Red Boy"

Item Details

A framed reproduction print after Goya’s 18th century painting “Manuel Osorio Manrique de Zuñiga”, commonly referred to as “Red Boy”. Francisco de Goya y Lucientes was born in 1746 and died in 1828. Originally created sometime between 1787 or 1788, this is one of the Spanish painter’s most well-known works. Matted and framed in a gold tone burnished frame. Papered to the back, with ‘Suders Art Store Cincinnati Ohio’ foil label affixed.

Original notes to the subject ‘The sitter in this print is the son of the Count and Countess of Altamira. He is outfitted in a splendid red costume, and shown playing with a pet magpie (which holds the painter’s calling card in its beak), a cage full of finches, and three wide-eyed cats. In Christian art, images of birds frequently symbolize the soul, and in Baroque art caged birds are symbolic of innocence. The artist may have intended this portrait as an illustration of the frail boundaries that separate the child’s world from the forces of evil, or as a commentary on the fleeting nature of innocence and youth.’

Condition

, there is some yellowing on the mat and a water stain to the bottom left corner, affecting the matting only as it appears. Paper backing is torn as shown.

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Item #

14CIN024-004