Art History Kitchens: From Dutch Genre Scenes to Beaded Installations
An article from DailyArt Magazine examines ten kitchen-themed artworks spanning the 16th to 20th centuries, illustrating their transformation from overlooked work areas to vital family hubs. It opens with Pieter Aertsen's 1553 piece, 'Christ in the House of Martha and Mary' (Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen, Rotterdam). Other featured works include Marten van Cleve's 1565 'Kitchen Interior' (Skokloster Castle, Sweden), Ferdinand van Kessel's 17th-century 'Apes Celebrating in the Kitchen' (private collection), and Adriaan de Lelie's 'Woman Baking Pancakes' (c. 1790-1810, Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam). The collection continues with Vincent van Gogh's 'The Potato Eaters' (1885, Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam) and others, emphasizing the kitchen's evolving significance in domestic life.
Key facts
- Pieter Aertsen's 1553 'Christ in the House of Martha and Mary' is at Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen, Rotterdam.
- Marten van Cleve's 1565 'Kitchen Interior' is at Skokloster Castle, Sweden.
- Ferdinand van Kessel's 'Apes Celebrating in the Kitchen' is from the 17th century, private collection.
- Adriaan de Lelie's 'Woman Baking Pancakes' dates to c. 1790-1810, at Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam.
- Vincent van Gogh's 1885 'The Potato Eaters' is at Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam.
- Édouard Pingret's 'Cocina Poblana' (c. 1853) is at Museo Nacional de Historia, Chapultepec, Mexico.
- Ernst Ludwig Kirchner's 1918 'Alpine Kitchen' is at Museo Nacional Thyssen-Bornemisza, Madrid.
- Norman Rockwell's 1948 'Dewey vs. Truman' is at Norman Rockwell Museum, Stockbridge, MA, USA.
- Andy Warhol's 1965 film 'Kitchen' was shot in a New York apartment.
- Liza Lou's 1999 'Kitchen' is at Whitney Museum of American Art, New York City.
Entities
Artists
- Pieter Aertsen
- Marten van Cleve
- Ferdinand van Kessel
- Jan Brueghel
- Adriaan de Lelie
- Vincent van Gogh
- Édouard Pingret
- Jacques-Louis David
- Ernst Ludwig Kirchner
- Norman Rockwell
- Andy Warhol
- Liza Lou
Institutions
- Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen
- Skokloster Castle
- Rijksmuseum
- Van Gogh Museum
- Museo Nacional de Historia
- Museo Nacional Thyssen-Bornemisza
- Norman Rockwell Museum
- Whitney Museum of American Art
- DailyArt Magazine
- Saturday Evening Post
Locations
- Rotterdam
- Netherlands
- Habo Municipality
- Sweden
- Amsterdam
- Chapultepec
- Mexico
- Madrid
- Spain
- Stockbridge
- Massachusetts
- USA
- New York City
- New York
- Switzerland