The Lunch (Velázquez)
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| The Lunch |
| Diego Velázquez, c. 1617 |
| Oil on canvas |
| 127 × 120 cm |
| Hermitage, St. Petersburg |
The Lunch is a very early painting by Spanish artist Diego Velázquez, finished c. 1617. It is housed in the Hermitage Museum of St. Petersburg.
The paintings portrays a table covered by a creased cloth, on which two pomegranates and a piece of bread lies. People attending the lunch include an aged man on the left and a young on the right, while, in the background, an apparently care-free boy pours wine into a jug.
In the background appears a white neck-band, a leather bag and, on the right, a sword.
[edit] References
- Romano, Eileen (2006). Art Classics: Velázquez. ISBN 0-8478-2812-3.
