The scene is set in an interior room of the Palazzo Negrotto Cambiaso in Sestri Levante, Italy

The scene is set in an interior room of the Palazzo Negrotto Cambiaso in Sestri Levante, Italy. A large, vertically oriented oil painting is centrally displayed on a light-colored wall. The painting, framed in ornate dark wood with gold leaf accents, depicts the classical subject of "Caritas Romana." It features a young woman with a bare upper torso, draped in fabric, breastfeeding an emaciated, elderly man with a long beard, who is seated and appears weakened. A faint barred window is visible in the dark upper-left background of the painting, suggesting a confined space. Below the painting, an ornate, gilded console table with a dark green marble top is positioned against the wall. Resting on the marble surface is a dark bronze sculpture mounted on a light-colored rectangular base. The sculpture portrays a lion in an aggressive stance, attacking a coiled snake. To the immediate left, a portion of an antique armchair is visible, featuring a carved wooden frame and upholstery with a multi-colored zigzag pattern. A decorative cornice is present at the intersection of the wall and ceiling in the upper left of the image.