Adriaen Coorte – Pickled Asparagus
Adriaen Coorte, A bundle of asparagus (1703), 30 x 23 cm, oil on canvas, Fitzwilliam Museum The Dutch Golden Age painter Adriaen Coorte was relatively unknown until the mid-20th century when a Dutch art historian began publishing papers about his work (1). This may have been because he was not a master in the local...
Florentine Ricotta, Prosciutto & Walnut Salad with Cranberry Balsamic Dressing
Florentine artist, The Flour Bolter of Baldassarre Sauarez, Known as Il Mantenuto (1650), Florence, Accademia della Crusca According to Silva Malaguzzi in Food and Feasting in Art, this work of art was commissioned by the Accademia della Crusca. It was tradition for each academician “to choose a nickname associated with flour.” The motto translates to...
Paul Cézanne – Chocolate Ginger Cake with Simmered Oranges
Paul Cézanne, Still Life with Ginger Jar, Sugar Bowl, and Oranges (1902-06)Oil on canvas, 60.6 x 73.3 cm, MOMA Paul Cézanne‘s Still Life with Ginger Jar, Sugar Bowl, and Oranges was painted during a period of turmoil in his personal life and completed in the year of his death, 1906. After an estrangement from his...
Feasting on Art Recipe Contest Results
I had a really great time reading all of the entries and am so impressed with the creativity inspired by the Renoir painting. I want to thank you all so much for participating and helping me celebrate the first year of this project. I found it very interesting to see the similarities and differences between...