An Art Historical Tasting: Food and Drink in Italian Renaissance and Baroque Art

Luca Giordano (Italian, 1634–1705), Pasta Eater: Allegory of Taste, ca.1660. Oil on canvas. Princeton University Art Museum. Museum purchase, John Maclean Magie, Class of 1892, and Gertrude Magie Fund

Representations of food and drink in Italian Renaissance and Baroque art were multifaceted: food could reference the divine, greed, rowdy behavior, fertility, sustenance, or simply the satisfaction of eating a good meal. Artists further embraced imaginative approaches to decorating objects used for serving or containing food and drink. Veronica White, curator of academic programs, will give you a taste of works from the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, including works from the collections of the Princeton University Art Museum.

Free registration at https://princeton.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN__Q9RSw8rSeaL68qBD5pndg (when prompted, click to sign in as “attendee”)

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LATE THURSDAYS.  This event is part of the Museum’s Late Thursdays programming, made possible in part by Heather and Paul G. Haaga Jr., Class of 1970.