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The Fat Kitchen. An Allegory.  1575

by Pieter Aertsen

The table is groaning under its load of meat, fish, bread, and fresh vegetables. To the right, behind the table, a peasant stands by his family, regarding us with an eloquent look. He pointedly turns his back to what goes on in the left half of the picture where we get a glimpse of a room with two couples, one young and the other old, gathered around the fireplace. [br] T...
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Courtesy of the National Gallery of Denmark