Crossover: When Pop Culture Meets the Old Masters · Original artwork
The Lunch with Mr. Candie
An original oil painting by Marco Santos · 2022
Artwork details
Series
Crossover: When Pop Culture Meets the Old Masters
Medium
Oil on canvas
Canvas dimensions
60 × 70 cm · 23.6 × 27.6 in
Framed dimensions
64.5 × 74.5 cm · 25.4 × 29.3 in
Year
2022
One of a kind · Signed · Framed · Ready to hang
Certificate of Authenticity included
Available
A Slice of Velázquez’s World
In The Lunch with Mr. Candie, Marco Santos reimagines Diego Velázquez’s The Lunch with Mr. Candie, Leonardo DiCaprio’s character from Django Unchained, at the centre of the scene. On the table sits a pizza from the future, a playful reference to Back to the Future Part II.
Part of Crossover: When Pop Culture Meets the Old Masters, the work explores how popular culture can function as a new mythology. A cinematic character and an everyday object enter the language of a classical painting, creating a playful bridge between Velázquez’s world and contemporary imagination.
Artwork availability
The original painting is currently available through Saatchi Art.
This artwork is an independent artistic reinterpretation inspired by contemporary visual culture and mythology. It is not officially affiliated with or endorsed by any entertainment company or rights holder.