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Juan María Osorio

Augustín Esteve y Marques Spanish

ca. 1786

Not on view

Esteve, a collaborator of Goya’s, also produced a series of portraits of members of the Altamira family. The inscription in this portrait identifies the sitter as Juan María Osorio, the middle brother of Vicente and Manuel. Born on August 28, 1780, he barely lived past infancy, dying in 1785.
This portrait was probably commissioned before the boy died, and only completed afterward. Esteve includes symbols referring to the child’s death, such as the flying bird and the open cage inscribed "DIOS" (God).

Juan María Osorio, Augustín Esteve y Marques (Spanish, Valencia 1753–ca. 1820 Madrid (?)), Oil on canvas — Due to rights restrictions, this image cannot be enlarged, viewed at full screen, or downloaded.

Title: Juan María Osorio

Artist: Augustín Esteve y Marques (Spanish, Valencia 1753–ca. 1820 Madrid (?))

Date: ca. 1786

Medium: Oil on canvas

Dimensions: 47 1/4 × 33 in. (120 × 83.8 cm)

Classification: Paintings

Credit Line: The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of the Hanna Fund, 1946.431

Accession Number: GAF1

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