Food and Feasting in Art
Author | : Silvia Malaguzzi |
Publisher | : Getty Publications |
Total Pages | : 384 |
Release | : 2008 |
ISBN-10 | : 0892369140 |
ISBN-13 | : 9780892369140 |
Rating | : 4/5 (140 Downloads) |
Download or read book Food and Feasting in Art written by Silvia Malaguzzi and published by Getty Publications. This book was released on 2008 with total page 384 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Malaguzzi's work describes the significance of food and feasts through the ages and discusses how artists have created allegories of gluttony and odes to the sense of taste, using, for example, artfully positioned fruits and vegetables in the still-life genre in painting.