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Exempel und Lehr Jetziger Welt Lauf

Andreas Bretschneider III

National Gallery of Art

The image features a crowded kitchen scene with several figures engaged in various cooking and eating activities at a central table filled with meats and food items. Kitchenware hangs from the ceiling, and the scene is rendered in a monochromatic palette of brown and beige tones. In the foreground, a woman sits with a child on her lap, a dog lies on the ground nearby, and figures are positioned around and behind the table. Kitchen utensils and pots hang in the background to the left.

Artwork Details

Date
published 1622
Medium
etching
Dimensions
3187 × 3229 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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