a food and a symbol ...
the bread symbolizes hospitality, charity, the Eucharist
the bread represents the consolation of those who are hungry in the physical but also spiritual sense
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Bread in painting (1)
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2. the bread symbolizes hospitality, charity, the Eucharist
the bread represents the consolation of those who are hungry in the physical but also spiritual sense
6. the Last Supper
with the self-portrait of the painter
as a cupbearer,
far left
Joos van Cleve
Altarpiece of the Lamentation, Predella: The
Last Supper
Retable de la déploration du Christ, Prédelle:
La Sainte Cène du Christ
1520-1525
Musée du Louvre, Paris
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12. Jesus visits the home of Lazarus,
Martha and Mary of Bethany
the basket and loaf of bread ...
here a double symbol that of charity
and that of the Eucharist
Johannes Vermeer
Christ in the House of Martha and Mary
Le Christ dans la maison de Marthe et Marie
1654-1655
National Gallery of Scotland, Edinburgh
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15. The Last Supper, central panel
the moment at which Christ institutes
the Eucharist
Dieric Bouts, the Elder
Dirk Bouts le Vieux
Altarpiece of the Holy Sacrament
Retable du Saint Sacrement
1464-1467
Sint-Pieterskerk, Leuven
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20. The Meeting of Abraham and Melchizedek,
side panel
bread and wine as a token of hospitality in
gratitude for the aid
Dieric Bouts, the Elder
Dirk Bouts le Vieux
Altarpiece of the Holy Sacrament
Retable du Saint Sacrement
1464-1467
Sint-Pieterskerk, Leuven
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23. a narrow, vaulted room
a table
fish, an ancient Christian
symbol
wine and bread
and
a sinner bends down to
anoint Jesus's feet
Dirk Bouts, the Elder
Dirk Bouts, le Vieux
Christ in the House of Simon
Le Repas chez Simon le Pharisien
1440
Staatliche Museen, Gemäldegalerie,
Berlin
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26. apple, the symbol of the original sin
bread, the body of Christ, the symbol of
the redemption
Lucas Cranach, the Elder
Lucas Cranach l'Ancien
Virgin and Child under an Apple Tree
Vierge à l'enfant sous le pommier
1525-1530
The Hermitage, St. Petersburg
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29. apple, a representation of the original sin
bread, symbol of redemption
milk, image of the Virgin’s motherhood and
of her purity
Gerard David
Madonna and Child with the Milk Soup
Vierge à l'Enfant à la soupe au lait
1510-1515
Palazzo Rosso, Musei di Strada Nuova, Genova
34. a imposing woman baking bread ...
the honesty and simplicity of peasant life
Jean-François Millet
Paysanne enfournant son pain
A woman baking bread
1854
Kröller Müller Museum, Otterlo
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37. a baker
a horn
and
the morning's freshly baked bread
Job Adriaenszoon Berckheyde
The Baker
Le boulanger
1681
Worcester Art Museum, Worcester
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39.
40. bread just came fresh out of the oven
(the girl on the background is hardly visible ...)
Gabriël Metsu
A Baker Blowing his Horn
Boulanger soufflant dans une corne
1660
Private collection
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44. a portrait
a depiction of a profession
and
a still life of bread
Jan Havickszoon Steen
The Baker Arent Oostwaard and his Wife, Catharina
Keizerswaard
Arent Oostwaard et sa femme
1658
Rijksmuseum Amsterdam, Amsterdam
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46.
47. with water and bread
Hagar and Ishmael roam
the desert of Beer-Sheva
Jan Mostaert
The Expulsion of Hagar
Abraham et Agar
1520-1525
Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza,
Madrid
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50. a mediaeval feast ...
the lavish abundance at the table
soup
dishes with poultry
and
small, round, flat loaves of bread
are scattered around
Frères de Limbourg (Herman, Paul et Jean)
Les très riches heures du Duc de Berry:
Janvier
January
1412-1416
Musée Condé, Chantilly
51.
52.
53. celebrating a peasant
wedding with...
porridge, soup
wine
and
bread
Pieter Breuegel, the Elder
Pieter Breuegel, l'Ancien
Peasant Wedding
Le Banquet de noces
1567
Kunsthistorisches Museum,
Vienna
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58. girl
hidalgos
and
a still life ...
fish, a carrot, a lemon
a copper vessel
and
bread
Diego Velázquez
Tavern Scene with Two Men and a Girl
Jeune fille avec deux hommes à table
1618-1619
Szépmûvészeti Múzeum, Budapest
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61. the still life in the foreground
the basket
the bread
the rolls
stale bread pieces
... domestic simplicity
Johannes Vermeer
The Milkmaid
La Laitière
1658
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
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