Tastes and temptations : food and art in Renaissance Italy /
John Varriano.
- xi, 259 pages : illustrations (chiefly colour) ; 21 cm.
- California studies in food and culture ; [27] .
- California studies in food and culture ; 27. .
Series numbering from jacket. "An Ahmanson Murphy fine arts imprint"--Prelim. p.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Parallels in food and art. Artists and cooks -- Regional tastes -- Images of food in art. Significant still lifes -- Sacred suppers -- Erotic appetites -- Food in the studio, art at the table. Eggs, butter, lard, and oil -- Eating and erudition -- Edible art.
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Gastronomy--History Food habits--History--Italy Cooking, Italian--History Art, Renaissance--Italy Food in art