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.
Collection: Images
Project: 11. Science and culture as representation in Europe., 3. Rural world and urban world in the formation of the European identity., 4. Family, daily life and social inequality in Europe.
Chronology: XVI
Scope: Secondary Education, Baccalaureate, University
Link: https://artsandculture.google.com/asset/el-comedor-de-frijoles/0wFFC51tP9LEEw
Resource type: Image
Format: Oil on canvas (57 x 68 cm)
Source: Galería Colonna (Roma)
Language: Spanish
Date: 1584-85
Owner: Álvaro Romero González (Modernalia)
Copyright: Galería Colonna (Roma)
Abstract: Peasant eating beans in an interior. Work by Annibale Carraci
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