Painters · 18th century

Luis Meléndez

1716–1780

64Years lived
18Main century
Luis Meléndez, The Afternoon Meal (La Merienda), ca. 1772

The Afternoon Meal (La Merienda) · ca. 1772

Works

Paintings by
Luis Meléndez on Pyeongye

The Afternoon Meal (La Merienda)ca. 1772

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Hidden stories in Luis Meléndez's paintings

  1. What is hiding inside the cracked crust of this bread?Grapes, melon, and fruit pile up for an afternoon snack. The painter's real test sits in a plain loaf in the lower right.

Contemporaries

People who lived at the same time

  1. Francesco Guardi1712–1793
  2. Jean Siméon Chardin1699–1779
  3. Sir Joshua Reynolds1723–1792
  4. Jean-Baptiste Greuze1725–1805
  5. François Boucher1703–1770
  6. Giovanni Battista Tiepolo1696–1770
  7. Manaku1715–1770
  8. Giovanni Domenico Tiepolo1727–1804