The Afternoon Meal (La Merienda)
1772 · Oil on canvas
41 1/2 x 60 1/2 in. (105.4 x 153.7 cm)
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
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Luis Meléndez
1716
WA-00078868
PaintingRococo
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None documented
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2
Works in Collection
6
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8
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80%
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- Is PublishedManual· 100%✓
- Birth yearWikidata· 92%✓
- NationalityWikidata + Artsy· 92%
- Death yearWikidata· 92%
- Primary mediumWikidata· 92%
- BiographyWikipedia· 88%
- LocationWikidata· 80%
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- NgaTier 3 · Scraped/inferred85%
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Why this artist matters now
Luis Egidio Meléndez (1716–1780) was a Spanish painter. Though he received little acclaim during his lifetime and died in poverty, Meléndez is recognized as one of the greatest Spanish still-life painters of the 18th century. His mastery of composition and light, and ability to convey the volume and texture of individual objects enabled him to transform the most mundane of kitchen fare into powerful images.
Source: Nga · Trust score: 85% · Updated 11d ago
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Rococo
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2 published of 3 catalogued · 2 with image
- The Met1 published1 img
- Cleveland Museum of Art1 published1 img
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- 1767 · Cleveland · 1 provUrl Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
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National Gallery of Art
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