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Portrait of a Venetian Family with a Manservant Serving Coffee
Also titled Portret van een Venetiaanse familie met een bediende die koffie serveert
Pietro Longhi (Venice, 1702–1785)
c. 1752
- Medium
- canvas, oil paint (paint)
- Classification
- painting
- Dimensions
- height 60.2 cm x width 48.2 cm
- Museum
- Rijksmuseum
- Credit line
- Purchased with the support of the BankGiro Lottery
- Rights
- Public Domain Mark, as the museum states it.
- Who can see it
- Tweens profiles and older: its subjects are known and suit older children. How works are placed
About this work
In his paintings, Longhi usually poked gentle fun at the everyday activities of the Venetian elite. This is not, however, the case here. It is simply a portrait of a family drinking coffee, with the lady of the house taking centre stage. The conspicuous inclusion of the servant is noteworthy. He must have been a valued member of the household.
