Larder with Servant,

1615/20

Material / Technology / Carrier

Leinwand

Dimensions of the object

135 x 201 cm

Displayed

AP OG Saal VI

Department

Flemish Painting

Genre

Painting

Inventory number

198

Acquisition

1806 aus der Galerie Düsseldorf

Stock

Bayerische Staatsgemäldesammlungen – Alte Pinakothek München

Citation

Frans Snyders, Vorratskammer mit Diener, 1615/20, Bayerische Staatsgemäldesammlungen – Alte Pinakothek München, URL: https://www.sammlung.pinakothek.de/en/artwork/7yxYK9nGYm (Last updated on 17.10.2023)

Market and kitchen pieces have existed since the sixteenth century. Frans Snyders picked up on this tradition and translated it into the formal language of his time: instead of an overflowing wealth of detail, fewer—but all the more prominently placed—victuals are included. Here, prominence is given to a deer, the head of a wild boar and a lobster. They form the basis of an elaborate feast while also alluding to hunting as the prerogative of the aristocracy. The same applies to the sniffing hound, whose collar indicates its obedience and the rank of its master.