Why it matters
A young kitchen maid stands behind a table of jugs, a mortar and garlic. In 1933 cleaning revealed a hidden window in the background, where Christ blesses the bread at Emmaus.
Did you know?
- It dates from Velázquez's early years in Seville, before 1623.
- It is also known as La Mulata.
- It came to the National Gallery of Ireland in 1987 through a bequest from Alfred Beit.
Based on the French Wikipedia article La Cène d'Emmaüs (Velázquez, Dublin) (CC BY-SA 4.0).
