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  • occultoccult@ominous.net
    Sep 6, 2026, 7:46 PM

    As requested by @prahou, I present to you “Manuel Osorio Manrique de Zuñiga” by Francisco de Goya y Lucientes on display at The Met in NYC.

    A young boy dressed in red with a white sash, holding a string of a black-and-white cat and a bird, with two other cats and a birdcage nearby. Goya (Francisco de Goya y Lucientes) Spanish, Fuendetodos 1746-1828 Bordeaux Manuel Osorio Manrique de Zuñiga (1784-1792), 1787-88 Oil on canvas Outfitted in a splendid red costume, the son of the count and countess of Altamira is shown between a cage of finches and three wide-eyed cats who appear captivated by the boy's pet magpie. In its beak the magpie holds Goya's calling card and signature. Goya may have intended this cast of animals as a reminder 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. Manuel died only a few years after his portrait was painted, at the age of eight. The Jules Bache Collection, 1949 (49.741)
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