Manuel’s work is defined by its painter sensibility — an enduring influence on generations that followed. Most artists are dead; following is a declaration of love.

Calavera Tapatia
Attributed to Manuel Manilla (Mexican, 1830-c. 1900) or José Guadalupe Posada (Mexican, 1852-1913)

Calavera of the Penitentiary
Manuel Manilla Mexican, 1830-c. 1900

Calavera Tapatia
Manuel Manilla (Mexican, 1830-c.1900) José Guadalupe Posada (Mexican, 1852-1913)

Circus Game
Manuel Manilla (?) Mexican, 1830-c. 1900

Glorious Success of Ponciano Díaz and His Brave Charros in the Bull Rings of Madrid
Manuel Manilla Mexican, 1830-c. 1900

The Horrible Calavera of the Flooding of Guanajuato
Manuel Manilla (Mexican, 1830-c.1900) José Guadalupe Posada (Mexican, 1852-1913)

El cancionero popular, num. 21 (The Popular Songbook, No. 21)
Manuel Manilla (Mexican, 1830-c.1900) José Guadalupe Posada (Mexican, 1852-1913)

Dispute of the Mother-in-law with her Son-in-law
Manuel Manilla Mexican, 1830-c.1900

Sunday Calaveras
Manuel Manilla Mexican, 1830-c. 1900

I Am Don Juan Tenorio
Manuel Manilla Mexican, 1830-c.1900

Flood of Calaveras!
Manuel Manilla Mexican, 1830-c. 1900

The Ungrateful
Attributed to Manuel Manilla Mexican, 1830-c. 1900

The Boyfriend of 1,000 Women
Attributed to Manuel Manilla Mexican, 1830-c. 1900

Noisy Assembly of Calavera Dandies and Old Drunks and Laborers and Garbanzo-Sellers
Manuel Manilla Mexican, 1830-c. 1900

Pleito de la suegra con su yerno (Fight of the Mother-in-Law With Her Son-in-Law)
Attributed to Manuel Manilla Mexican, 1830-c. 1900

The Calavera General of the Pantheon
Manuel Manilla Mexican, 1830-c. 1900

La Calavera de D. Juan Tenorio (The Calavera of D. Juan Tenorio)
Manuel Manilla Mexican, 1830-c. 1900

Electric Light Arrives
Manuel Manilla Mexican, 1830-c. 1900

Mountain Man
Manuel Manilla Mexican, 1830-c.1900

My Old Mother-in-Law is Always Ready to Scold without Any Reason
Manuel Manilla Mexican, 1830-c. 1900