Don_Manuel_Osorio_Manrique_De_Zuniga

Don Manuel Osorio Manrique De Zuniga The Painting I have chosen to critically analyze is Don Manuel Osorio Manrique De Zuniga. The great Francisco Goya painted it in 1784. Goya is considered to be the “Father of Modern Art”. Goya’s art spanned a total of 60 years. He began painting in the late Baroque period. The painting consists of a boy dressed in an extravagant red suit. holding a string attached to a birds leg. Behind the boy at his feet are three cats staring attentively at the pet bird. Two of the cats are very visible, but the third you have to look very close to see the faint eyes. There are also yellow canaries in a cage. Although many of Goya’s great works were in a neo-classical style this portrait of Don Manuel was done in a Baroque style. By painting the suit of the boy red Goya makes the viewers eye immediately notice the boy before anything else in the painting. The brush technique Goya used in painting the lace of the boys collar and cuffs simulates the texture of hand-made lace perfectly. Goya also the way the light is reflected off of don, msnurl, odotio, manrique, de, zuniga, painting, goya, style, manuel, cats, way, very, portrait, boy, symbolism, look, lace, job, innocence, great, forces, evil, done, character, birds, baroque, art, anything, years, understanding, three, symbolize, suit, soul, silk, show, red, piece, person