Food in Art: From Prehistory to the Renaissance

by Gillian Riley and Gillian Riley

From Giuseppe Arcimboldo's painting of the Holy Roman Emperor Rudolf II as a heap of fruits and vegetables to artists depicting lavish banquets for wealthy patrons, food and art are remarkably intertwined. In this richly illustrated book, Gillian Riley provides fresh insight into how the relationship between humans and food has been portrayed in art from ancient times to the Renaissance.

Exploring a myriad of images including hunting scenes...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1780233620
• ISBN13: 9781780233628
• Release Date: May 2015
• Publisher: Reaktion Books
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 2.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 7.8" x 9.9"