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- Reference number
- P00908
- Author
- Meléndez, Luis Egidio (Spanish)
- Title
- Two Partridges, Onions, Garlic and Vessels
- Technique
- Support
- Measures
- 41,6 cm x 62,3 cm
- School
- Theme
- Shown
- Yes
- Entrance
- COLECCION REAL
- Procedence
- Royal Collection
Hunting subjects are rare in Meléndez's work. Here, two multicolored partridges are the composition's main theme. Alongside them, in the foreground, are two cloves of garlic, some paper packages and the onions. In the middle ground, two Alcorcón-style earthenware bowls hold three crockery plates with poppy decorations, probably from Talavera or Puente del Arzobispo. The painter's customary method is visible here, especially his tendency to value the pure volume of the larger objects, giving the work an almost architectural character.
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