Despite some classical characteristics, this painting is clearly not classical in nature. Although the appearance of the painting reminds the viewer of Greco-Roman antiquity, the details do not. It has a rustic quality but the figures are clumsy and careless about their appearance and clothes. This painting also demonstrates a strong sense of motion. It alludes satirically to “the cult of sport and fitness” popular in the 1920’s.[6] At the same time, it seems as though the figures in the painting are so heavy that they shake the earth while moving. This too suggests that Picasso’s intentions while painting this were not solely to return to the classical way of painting. At least to a certain degree, he was mocking the return to order.