Bortolo Sacchi was a leading exponent of the Venetian current of magical realism in its declination linked to the environment of Ca 'Pesaro, a meeting place for the painters of his generation; his painting is also affected by the influence of German expressionism for his training at the Munich Academy. In this particular interpretation of the theme of the set figure, exhibited at the International Biennale of Art of the City of Venice in 1928, the cornerstones of his painting are found: the mystery of a suspended time, the restlessness given by a strange silence that pervades him. space, the study of volumes and details.