Pleito de la suegra con su yerno (Fight of the Mother-in-Law With Her Son-in-Law)
n.d.
Medium
Relief print on paper
Dimensions
30.5 × 40 cm (12 1/16 × 15 3/4 in.)
Classification
relief etching
Department
Prints and Drawings
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
49411
Art Historical Context
In the lively world of 19th-century Spanish print, Manuel Manilla captures everyday domestic drama with wit and flair in *Pleito de lagra con su yernoFight of the Mother-in With Her Son-in-Law. This undated relief etching paper depicts a classic comedic clash between in-laws, a staple of *costumbrismo*— movement celebrating the quirks of Spanish society through satirical vignettes of urban life. Manilla, master engraver from Madrid (ca. 1830–1895), specialized in affordable popular prints that poked fun at family tensions, social types, and Madrid's bustling streets, making high art accessible...
About the Artist
Manuel Manilla
Manuel Manilla was a Mexican engraver and printmaker active in Mexico City during the late nineteenth century, where he became one of the most prolific popular artists of his era. Working primarily for the publishing house of Antonio Vanegas Arroyo, Manilla produced hundreds of woodcut and metal engravings that illustrated broadsheets, corridos, and cheap printed literature consumed by a wide urba...