"Peasants at the Table" was painted by Diego Velázquez. It was the Spanish painter who lived from 1599 to 1660. He painted this picture in 1620 in Seville. The dimensions of the picture are 96 cm x 112 cm, and the type of the painting is an oil on canvas. The picture can be admired in the Museum of Fine Arts in Budapest.
In the foreground we can see a still life which is connected with the scene in the background.
The artist painted three peasants having breakfast. Two men are sitting at the table nicely decorating, and in the middle there is a woman who is filling one goblet with wine. The oldest man is listening to the youngest man, and he is holding the goblet. The youngest man is probably telling something with holding his arm up.
The still life which is presented in the foreground is exposed by the whiteness of the tablecloth. On the table we can see a loaf of bread, some fish, a lemon, a carrot, a glass and a teapot. When we look at the elements of the still life, they seem to be tangibles.
An one hand the background of the picture is dark and hardly visible, and in the other hand the light directed on the table is bright and strong. It is difficult to find a source of the light.
In my opinion, the picture is extremely realistic and this proved of how talented artist Diego Velázquez was. He knew a lot about a human body.
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