In a darkened room, two women sit at a round table near a man who stands leaning against a fireplace mantle, all illuminated only by a soft, yellow light from a ceiling lamp hanging over the table in this nearly square painting. All the people are light skinned and have brown or dark hair. The brushwork throughout is loose and details are indistinct. The brightest object in the room, the light, has a flaring shade over a spherical body, and hangs from three curling, scrolling arms. Painted in butter and golden yellow, it seems to be made from brass. The table is bare except for a white…
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Interior, after Dinner

Claude Monet (French, 1840 - 1926)

1868/1869

Medium
oil on canvas
Classification
Painting
Dimensions
overall: 50.2 x 65.4 cm (19 3/4 x 25 3/4 in.) ; framed: 76.4 x 93.4 x 7.6 cm (30 1/16 x 36 3/4 x 3 in.)
Culture
French
Museum
National Gallery of Art, CF
Credit line
Collection of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Mellon
Rights
Public domain (NGA Open Access, CC0), as the museum states it.
Who can see it
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