I recently had a book called Food in Art by Gillian
Riley out from the library and it inspired me to post about a number of
artworks featuring food.
This one is a collaboration between a still life
painter (Flegel) and his master (Van Valckenborch). The couple are said to be elderly although
not by today's standards.
They look to be fairly prosperous. There is a lot of food on that table – a
bird, a joint, fruits and what look like hamburger buns!
Out the window you can see the centre of town.
I notice paintings with food in them! When I was homeschooling, we made a point when we visited an art museum to look for the ones that had food. There were more than we imagined there would be!
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