At the table

Dining tables and diners show the social status to which they belong to.

A mesa das refeições e os comensais evidenciam o extrato social a que pertencem.

Diego Rodriguez de Silva y Velázquez (1599-1660)-‘peasants’ dinner’-oil on canvas-ca 1618     Budapest-Szepmuveseti Muzeum

Diego Rodriguez de Silva y Velázquez (1599-1660)-‘three men at table’-oil on canvas-ca 1618     St Petersburg-Hermitage

Claude Monet (1840-1926)-‘the dinner-oil on canvas-1869     Zürich-Bührle Foundation

Émile Friant (1863-1932)-‘the frugal repas’

Jan Havickszoon Steen (1626-1678)-‘the prayer before the meal’-oak panel     Private
collection