Campesinado; Historia rural; historia de la familia; campesinos; Annibale; Carraci; frijoles; comedor; interior; siglo XVII; Elkano - History Lab https://historylab.es Thu, 19 May 2022 15:14:36 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://historylab.es/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/cropped-icono-historylab-32x32.jpg Campesinado; Historia rural; historia de la familia; campesinos; Annibale; Carraci; frijoles; comedor; interior; siglo XVII; Elkano - History Lab https://historylab.es 32 32 The bean canteen https://historylab.es/the-bean-canteen/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-bean-canteen Sat, 19 Feb 2022 16:30:57 +0000 https://historylab.es/2022/02/19/el-comedor-de-frijoles/ Peasant eating beans in an interior. Work by Annibale Carraci

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]]> A peasant or labourer sits eating beans with a wooden spoon. On the table are onions, bread, a plate of vegetable pie, a half-full glass of wine and a brightly striped earthenware jug. In the picture, everything is simple and homely. The food, the man and his clothing demonstrate the social status of a labourer on the land. To this must be added the importance of pointing out not only the customs, but also the diet that European peasants and, specifically, Italians may have had at the time during the 16th century.

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