Luis Meléndez, 1772 - The Afternoon Meal (La Merienda) - fine art print

This 18th century masterpiece was painted by the Spanish artist Luis Meléndez in 1772. The original of the artwork has the size of 41 1/2 x 60 1/2 in (105,4 x 153,7 cm) and was painted with the technique oil on canvas. It is included in the The Metropolitan Museum of Art's digital art collection in New York City, New York, United States of America. This classic art artpiece, which belongs to the public domain is provided with courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, The Jack and Belle Linsky Collection, 1982. The creditline of the artpiece is: The Jack and Belle Linsky Collection, 1982. The alignment is landscape and has an image ratio of 3 : 2, which means that the length is 50% longer than the width. Luis Meléndez was a male painter, whose art style can primarily be assigned to Rococo. The Rococo painter lived for 64 years, born in 1716 and passed away in 1780.

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Description by The Metropolitan Museum of Art website (© - by The Metropolitan Museum of Art - The Metropolitan Museum of Art)

This still life by Meléndez is exceptional in its format and composition. The setting in a luscious landscape is also unusual for him; his compositions are usually set against stark backgrounds. The painting is similar to a series of four which were painted for the Nuevo Cabinete de Historia Natural of the Prince of Asturias (now in the Museo del Prado, Madrid). It is likely that the Museum’s still life originally had a pendant canvas of the same size, with a landscape. The presence of a picnic basket justifies the title of The Afternoon Meal (in Spanish, La Merienda).