Giovanna Garzoni – Lemon Risotto with Homemade Stock
If you are familiar with still life paintings then you will know that the majority of them will feature a lemon somewhere on the canvas. Traditionally citrus fruits represented the wealth of the patron commissioning the painting because they were exotic commodities that required a substantial sum of money to acquire. In an era where...
Osias Beert – Vlaai with Berry Compote
Osias Beert, Still-Life with Cherries and Strawberries in China Bowls (1608)Oil on copper, 50 x 66 cm, Staatliche Museen, Berlin The Baroque Flemish painter Osias Beert is known for his still life paintings of flowers and breakfast scenes. The breakfast pieces are commonly known by their Dutch name ontbijtjes which translates to ‘little breakfasts.’ These...
Juan Sánchez Cotán – Spanish Curtido with Pickled Melon
Juan Sánchez Cotán, Still-life with Quince, Cabbage, Melon and Cucumber (c. 1600)Oil on canvas, 69 x 85 cm, Museum of Art, San Diego The Spanish painter Juan Sánchez Cotán is known as a pioneer of realism working within the transition period between Mannerist and Baroque painting. He established the still life style called ‘bodegón’ where...
Frida Kahlo – Pico de Gallo
Frida Kahlo, Naturaleza Muerta Con Sandias (Still Life with Watermelon) (1953)Oil on compressed wood, 40 x 60 cm, Museo de Arte Moderno, INBA, Mexico The majority of Frida Kahlo‘s paintings are self-portraits exploring her sexuality and expressing her pain. As an active communist sympathizer Kahlo’s work does not shy away from political sentiments and she...
Édouard Manet – Asparagus with Hollandaise Sauce
Édouard Manet, A Bunch of Asparagus (1880)Oil on canvas, 46 x 55 cm, Wallraf-Richartz-Museum Édouard Manet was an artist bent on changing the established practice of art and artists starting with challenging the specific hierarchy of genres. He often painted his still life paintings on large canvases, a size that was generally reserved for the...
Raphaelle Peale – Orange & Lemon Ice Cream
Raphaelle Peale, A Dessert (Still Life with Lemons and Oranges) (1814)Oil on panel, 33.97 x 42.26 cm, National Gallery of Art, Washington Raphaelle Peale was a bit of a rebel in the 18th century (as rebellious as becoming a still life painter can be). He was full of the ideals of the American Revolution and...
William Merritt Chase – Pickled Pepper Carrot
William Merritt Chase, Still Life with Pepper and Carrot (c. 1900)Oil on canvas, 44.77 x 59.69 cm, Private Collection William Merritt Chase painted in an Impressionist style and was part of the new wave European-educated American talent. His still life paintings were often against dark backgrounds and although he painted him throughout his career he...
Paul Cézanne – Cherry & Nectarine Clafoutis
Paul Cézanne, Still Life with Plate of Cherries (1885-87) Oil on canvas, 58.1 x 68.8 cm, Los Angeles County Museum of Art Paul Cézanne’s Still Life with Plate of Cherries (1885-87) took over two years to complete and with just a cursory glance, one can notice that the scene is not quite right however it...
Welcome to Feasting on Art
Hello and welcome to yet another food project!! Everyone on the internet seems to have taken to the web to write about their kitchen exploits and I am no different except that each Monday I will be cooking a new painting! What’s that you say?? Cooking art? Pierre Auguste Renoir, Melon and Tomatoes (1903), oil...