Artwork
Kitchen Scene
Kitchen Scene is an oil painting by the Early Baroque Italian artist Diego Velázquez. It dates from 1618 and is held in the collection of the Art Institute of Chicago.
About this work
Overview
Kitchen Scene is an oil painting by Diego Velázquez, created during his early period in Seville. It depicts a domestic interior scene with a woman engaged in a task.
Subject & Meaning
The painting shows a woman in a dimly lit room, working at a wooden table surrounded by everyday objects. A scene from the Supper at Emmaus is visible on the wall behind her, suggesting a connection between the mundane and the sacred.
Technique & Style
The artist employed chiaroscuro, using strong contrasts between light and dark to create a sense of depth and focus attention on the woman and the table.
History & Provenance
Two versions of the painting exist, one at the Art Institute of Chicago and the other at the National Gallery of Ireland, with different provenance histories. The Chicago version was acquired in 1927, while the Dublin version was bequeathed in 1987.
Own this work as a print
Artist & collection
Artist
Diego Rodríguez de Silva y Velázquez was a Spanish Baroque painter, the leading artist in the court of King Philip IV of Spain and Portugal, and of the Spanish Golden Age.
Christ and the Virgin in the House at Nazareth
Kitchen Scene
Kitchen Scene with the Supper in Emmaus
The Little Fruit Seller
Supper at Emmaus
Lazarus and the Rich Man
Christ and the Virgin in the House at Nazareth
Still life with porcelain vessels and a servant
Man and woman sharing a meal
Pierrot Catching a Fly
Soldiers beside a Fireplace
Woman Holding a Balance