The Afternoon Meal (La Merienda), ca. 1772, Oil on canvas, 41 1/2 x 60 1/2 in. (105.4 x 153.7 cm), Paintings, Luis Meléndez (Spanish, Naples 1716–1780 Madrid), 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)
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Afternoon Meal, La Merienda, ca, 1772, Oil, canvas, 41 1/2 x 60 1/2, 105.4 153.7 cm, Paintings, Luis Meléndez, Spanish, Naples, 1716–1780, Madrid, life, Meléndez, exceptional, format, composition, setting, luscious landscape, unusual, compositions, usually set, stark backgrounds, painting, series, four, painted, Nuevo Cabinete de, Historia, Natural, Prince, Asturias, now, Museo del, Prado
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