Peasant Repast with a Young Beggar
by CIPPER, Giacomo Francesco, Oil on canvas, 111 x 144 cm
The composition is centred around a table laid with a large loaf of bread, a generous piece of cheese, some fish, and fruit. The still-life is contained within an oval defined by the hands of the dining companion. The young couple generously invite us to partake in the meal, one offering a carafe of wine, the other an appetizing plum.
Cipper painted several replicas of this scene with minimal changes.