Why it matters
Three young men eat, drink and make music around a table; the youngest holds up a glass of wine with a mocking smile, while a monkey clutches a pear in the background. One of Velázquez's earliest works, it is painted in strong chiaroscuro, with light falling sharply from the left.
Did you know?
- It is one of about ten bodegones Velázquez painted in Seville before 1622.
- The bread, wine and cheese with a knife let him study different textures.
- Its subject is similar to his The Farmers' Lunch.
Based on the Wikipedia article Three Musicians (Velázquez) (CC BY-SA 4.0).
