Bodegon

/ˌboʊdeɪˈɡoʊn/ noun

Definition

A Spanish painting or art style depicting food, drink, and humble kitchen scenes, popular in 17th-century Spanish art.

Etymology

From Spanish 'bodegón', derived from 'bodega' with an augmentative suffix, originally meaning a tavern or low-class inn, then referring to paintings of such scenes.

Kelly Says

Bodegón paintings are like the Instagram food photography of the 1600s—Spanish painters made still-life paintings of everyday food and kitchen moments so beautiful that they became an entire respected art genre!

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