Drinking Man and an Old Smoking Man
1750
oil
panel
From the collection of National Museum in Kraków
1750
oil
panel
From the collection of National Museum in Kraków
Dominant colour
Drinking Man and an Old Smoking Man is a 1750 oil by Unknown, a Rococo painting work, depicting Drinking, held at National Museum in Kraków.
This painting shows two men in a dimly lit room. One man, wearing a red vest and white hat, holds a glass of wine in his right hand. The other man, dressed in dark attire and a black hat, smokes a pipe and leans on a cane. The scene is set against a dark background, with the only light source coming from the left side of the painting. The artist's use of chiaroscuro creates a sense of depth and contrast in the scene, with the light highlighting the men's faces and the dark shadows adding a sense of mystery. The overall mood of the painting is one of quiet contemplation, with the two men lost in their own thoughts. The National Museum in Kraków is home to many works of art that showcase the use of chiaroscuro, including this painting.
