Feast or Fast, Installation of a Baroque banquet table, Fitzwilliam Museum.
Join Dr Victoria Avery, Keeper of Applied Arts at the Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge, in this feast for the eyes, exploring the representation of food and eating in Renaissance and Baroque art.
Images of food have been recurrent themes in European art, revealing how it was produced, prepared and presented, not only for everyday eating, but also for fabulous feasting or frugal fasting. Victoria Avery co-curated the Fitzwilliam’s critically acclaimed exhibition on this subject, and in her talk she will share insights into how the exhibits, including stunning special creations, were chosen and displayed.
This is an online event hosted on Zoom which can be watched live, or on-demand for three weeks. You will receive your link to access the event in your email confirmation and the on-demand link after the event ends. Bookings close one hour before the event.