The drama of the work seems to lie at the far right of the painting, where Priapus (the god of fertility) is disrobing the nymph Lotis. Philip Kennicott: It’s hard to believe that this fantasy of appetite and desire was painted so late in the very long career of Giovanni Bellini, in 1514, just two years before his death in his mid-80s (it was substantially altered by Titian in 1529). The Feast of the Gods Giovanni Bellini and Titian, 1514/1529 We looked at six iconic paintings and prints, beginning with a curious “feast of the gods” by the Renaissance master Giovanni Bellini and ending with a harrowing image of hunger from one of the darkest chapters of the 20th century. I enjoy a good meal, but Tom sees food with the refined eyes of a critic. I asked Tom Sietsema, The Washington Post’s expert on food and dining, to explore some key works of art that raise these and other issues. True art is above such supposedly crass things. Another aesthetic school argued that if you desire something with your body or with your own pleasure or status in mind, then it can’t be art at all. They can also be religious and political symbols, signs of wealth and class, and, today, key markers of identity.Īn old but powerful idea distinguishes between art (which is permanent, eternal and lasting) and things that can be consumed (food, wine and other sensual pleasures). Edible things are a staple of art, but that doesn’t mean they are simply food.
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