The Farmers' Lunch
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| Artist | Diego Velázquez |
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| Year | 1618 |
| Medium | oil on canvas |
| Dimensions | 96 cm × 112 cm (38 in × 44 in) |
| Location | Museum of Fine Arts, Budapest |
The Farmers' Lunch (Almuerzo de campesinos) is one of the earliest paintings by the Spanish artist Diego Velázquez. Painted in oil on canvas in 1618, it combines a still life of food and drink with a depiction of three comic farmers, whose physiognomy the artist studies closely. The composition shows a younger man gesturing with his right hand to reinforce the story coming from his half-open lips, and an older man listening attentively while holding his cup up to a woman so she can refill it with wine. The still life includes fish, bread, a carrot, a lemon, and a copper vessel.
The Farmers' Lunch is nearly identical to another painting by Velázquez, The Lunch (ca. 1617).
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