The Afternoon Meal (La Merienda)

Title

The Afternoon Meal (La Merienda)

Subject

Still life painting

Description

A painting showing an abundance of fruits and foods.

Creator

Luis Meléndez (Spanish, Naples 1716–1780 Madrid)

Source

[no text]

Publisher

The Metropolitan Museum of Art, visible online at http://www.metmuseum.org/collection/the-collection-online/search/437053?rpp=30&pg=1&ft=still+life+fruit&pos=1

Date

ca. 1772

Contributor

[no text]

Rights

The Metropolitan Museum of Art, The Jack and Belle Linsky Collection, 1982. Accession Number: 1982.60.39

Relation

[no text]

Format

Medium: Oil on canvas
Dimensions: 41 1/2 x 60 1/2 in. (105.4 x 153.7 cm)

Language

[no text]

Type

Painting

Identifier

[no text]

Coverage

[no text]

Files

Merienda_resized2.jpg

Citation

Luis Meléndez (Spanish, Naples 1716–1780 Madrid) , “The Afternoon Meal (La Merienda),” Food origins, accessed September 12, 2024, https://tenochtitlan.omeka.net/items/show/19.