Top 6 mosaics and paintings of food from the past, part 2

Do the aesthetic boundaries of food stop at the borders of the plate? Take a look at our personal top 6 mosaics and paintings of food, drinks and beverages from the past.

We gathered a collection of beautiful mosaics, wall paintings and frescos from the past related to the culinary culture of our ancestors. Previous episode:

Peaches. Wall painting

Peaches (wall painting)

Peaches. Wall painting. Ercolano, I century b.C. National Archaeological Museum, Naples.

Bread and figs

Bread and figs

Bread and figs. Wall painting. Ercolano, 79 b.C National Archaeological Museum, Naples.

Mosaic with donkey

Mosaic with donkey

A child offers food to a donkey. Byzantine Imperial Mosaic in Istanbul.

Marine scene

Marine scene

Marine scene with fish and shellfish. Copy of a Hellenistic mosaic carpet. Triclinium, House of the Faun, I century b.C. National Archaeological Museum, Naples.

Vegetables

Vegetables

Fresco from the , still life. Vegetables.

Fish and vegetables

Fish and vegetables

Still life of fish and vegetables in a chest. Mosaic, Roman artwork, 2nd century CE. From a villa at Tor Marancia.

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