Food in Art: From the Kitchen to the Canvas (ab English B1 Stufe 4)

Food has always played a symbolic and narrative role in art, from the bread and wine of Leonardo’s Last Supper to Dalí’s surrealist dishes and Futurist recipes. Market scenes overflowing with fruits and vegetables, cooks stretching pasta with a rolling pin, and fishmongers in genre scenes from Northern Europe tell stories of everyday life and cultural traditions. This interactive course explores how culinary representations have conveyed religious, social, and cultural values throughout the centuries. With examples such as “What Did Botticelli Eat?”, we will analyze paintings and artworks to discover how food has been used to express power, identity, and artistic aspirations.