(1823 - 1869)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francisco_Laso
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indigenismo
1859
Oil on canvas
105 x 81 cm
MALI, Museo de Arte de Lima, Peru
Three persons—of Indigenous, African, and European descent—sit around a table, quietly absorbed in a game of cards. Laso, a Peruvian painter known for his early explorations of national identity, presents this ordinary scene with a quietly radical message: shared space, shared rules, and shared attention suggest a vision of equality more intimate than idealized. The game is never named, but everyone is playing.






