German

Brother Wilhelm Cooking by Anonymous Late 15th Century or Early 16th Century

Posted on March 28, 2013 by Jon Townsend

Anonymous – Late 15th Century or Early 16th Century

Detail: raised hearth, fire, kitchen, iron kettle, ceramic cook pot, wood bucket, chain, spoon, knife, apron

Categories: 16th Century, German, Watercolor | Tags: apron, ceramic cook pot, chain, fire, iron kettle, kitchen, knife, raised hearth, spoon, wood bucket | Leave a comment

Anna Maria Hufnagel in the Kitchen by Anonymous 1663

Posted on March 25, 2013 by Jon Townsend

Anonymous 1663

It looks like she is holding one of our George Washington grills and right there beside her is a set of ember tongs, she must be a customer.

Detail: kitchen, raised hearth, tongs, fire, fish, grill, jar, brass kettle, fire hook, pitcher, brass mortar and pestle, plates, platters, delft jar, fry pan, salt box, skimmer

Categories: 17th Century, German, Painting | Tags: brass kettle, brass mortar and pestle, delft jar, fire, fire hook, fish, fry pan, grill, jar, kitchen, pitcher, plates, platters, raised hearth, salt box, skimmer, tongs | 7 Comments

Still Life With Parrot by Georg Flegel

Posted on February 28, 2013 by Jon Townsend

Georg Flegel (1566-1638)

Detail: bread, food, confectionery, grapes, knife, butterfly, walnuts, figs, slices of bread, plates, metal plate, goblet, oranges, flowers, parrot, melon, jug, pewter lid, nuts, pewter spoon, table, cheese

Categories: 17th Century, German, Painting | Tags: bread, butterfly, cheese, confectionery, figs, flowers, food, goblet, grapes, jug, knife, melon, metal plate, nuts, oranges, parrot, pewter lid, pewter spoon, plates, slices of bread, table, walnuts | 1 Comment

Calas’s farewell to his family by Daniel Chodowiecki 1767

Posted on February 6, 2013 by Jon Townsend

Daniel Chodowiecki ( 1726 – 1801 )

Very nice punched tin lantern in this image.

Detail: prison, soldier, jailer, clergy, leg iron, cell, door, cartridge box, musket, spectacles, medicine, wing back chair, work cap, ladies’ cape, tin lantern, padlock, keys

Categories: 18th Century, Engraving, German | Tags: cartridge box, cell, clergy, door, jailer, keys, ladies cape, leg iron, medicine, musket, padlock, prison, soldier, spectacles, tin lantern, wing back chair, work cap | Leave a comment

La Pharmacie Rustique by Locher and Hübner 1775

Posted on February 1, 2013 by Jon Townsend

Drawn by G. Locher (1730 – 1795 ) engraved by Bartholomew Hübner (1775)

Detail: pharmacy, medicine, books, bottles, chair, table, urine, syringe, canister, mortar and pestle, chatelaine, watch, fan, doctor

Categories: 18th Century, Engraving, German | Tags: books, bottles, canister, chair, chatelaine, doctor, fan, medicine, mortar and pestle, pharmacy, syringe, table, urine, watch | Leave a comment

Music and Bowling by Johan Franz Hörmannsperger 1736

Posted on January 24, 2013 by Jon Townsend

Johan Franz Hörmannsperger ( 1710 – ? )

Detail: bowling, sport, skittles, sword, table, food, drink, pitcher, waiter, viola, harp, wine, wine glass, fan, pavilion, garden

Categories: 18th Century, German, Watercolor | Tags: bowling, drink, fan, food, garden, harp, pavilion, pitcher, skittles, sport, sword, table, viola, waiter, wine, wine glass | Leave a comment

A Ball by Johan Franz Hörmannsperger 1736

Posted on January 23, 2013 by Jon Townsend

Johan Franz Hörmannsperger ( 1710 – ? )

Detail: ballroom, food, drinks, dancing, musician, waiter, portraits, paintings, ladies dress, pitcher, clocked stockings, music, musical instruments, door, chair, hinges, fan, jewelry, bread, waiter’s apron