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Christ in the House of Mary and Martha
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This painting by Diego Velázquez early work combining a kitchen scene with the biblical story of Martha and Mary. In the foreground, a servant prepares food while the sacred scene appears through a window or mirror behind her.
Velázquez often incorporated religious subjects into genre scenes, a technique called bodegón. It hangs at the National Gallery in London.
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About Christ in the House of Mary and Martha
You can see it at National Gallery in London, UK. Diego Velázquez created it. In the foreground, a servant prepares food while the sacred scene appears through a window or mirror behind her.
A bodegón is a Spanish genre scene, often showing kitchens or taverns. Velázquez sometimes added religious elements. Diego Velázquez painted this early work combining a kitchen scene with the biblical story of Martha and Mary.
Velázquez placed a kitchen scene in the foreground with the biblical story visible through a background window or mirror. This bodegón-religious hybrid was innovative for its time in Seville.
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