Good family

A man in a red military-style tunic and peaked cap sits at a triangular table beside a nude child wearing a white plague-mask, face hidden in its hands. A woman in a coral gown and long black gloves rests an elbow on the table, holding a slender pipe. Behind them, inside a birdcage, a winged, feathered woman looks out. The table holds a whole roasted piglet on a platter, wine goblets, candlesticks and roses.

Deep purple, oxidized gold and blood red dominate the palette, giving the scene a theatrical glow against near-black shadow. Crisp modeling of the faces contrasts with the flatter, iconic treatment of the caged bird-woman, lending the whole an unsettling, satirical air rather than warmth.