”THERE IS A LONG HISTORY OF FOOD IN ART. ARTISTS VAN DIJCK, VAN GOGH, LOUISE MOILLON, CEZANNE, AND WAYNE THIEBAUD HAVE EACH CONTRIBUTED TO THIS GENRE. THEY EACH HAVE CREATED SPECTACULAR STILL-LIFE MASTERPIECES WITH FOOD AS THE SUBJECT. IN THIS FORM OF STILLLIFE PAINTING, FOOD PAINTING GIVES US MORE OPPORTUNITIES TO UNDERSTAND THE CULTURAL LIFESTYLES OF THE PAST.
HE ROMANS AND GREEKS EACH PRIDED THEMSELVES IN PURSUING REALISTIC DEPICTIONS OF FOOD IN ART. IN THE RENAISSANCE PERIOD, FOOD WAS OFTEN INCORPORATED WITH HIGH REALISM IN MANY RELIGIOUS-THEMED PAINTINGS. I
