Banquete 2

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Large oil painting in a dark color palette depicts a Roman symposium with several men and one woman dressed in ancient Roman attire at a banquet table. In the upper left, a statue of a male child stands on a pedestal. In the middle, an old man with a long white beard and white hair wears a white toga. He is talking to a young man lying next to him. The young man has a beard, a flower wreath on his head, and wears a red toga. He is holding a golden goblet. In the background a man plays a lyre. In the foreground, a brown haired man looks to the left, holding a small plate. His chest is bare, and he wears a red toga. To his right, an ornate golden pitcher sits on the table, to the left of the hands of a woman who is also holding a golden goblet. On the table are several plates of roasted fowl, apples and other fruit. In the very background can be seen a street or Roman forum and a fiery urn. The style of the painting is classicist, with a chiaroscuro effect.