The Museo Nacional del Prado has organised the present exhibition with the intention of evoking the figure of Luis Meléndez (1716-1780), master in the genre of still-life painting. In addition to the paintings in the Museum's own collection, the exhibition brings together a group of works from European and North American public and private collections.

The exhibition also features a display of objects commonly found in Meléndez's paintings with the aim of revealing the artist's astonishing ability to convey the reality of objects through his prodigious technique.

The exhibition will travel to the National Gallery of Ireland, Dublin, next June.