Renaissance banquets (Banquetes da Renascença)

The Renaissance banquets were characterized by a growing sophistication with regard to table setting and guests’ costumes.


Os banquetes renascentistas caracterizavam-se por um crescente requinte quanto à baixela e trajes dos comensais.

Dirck Hals (1591-1656)-'banquet scene in a Renaissance hall'-oil on wood-1628 Wien-Gemäldegalerie der Akademie der Bildenden Kunste

Giovanni Antonio Fasolo (1430-1472)-'concert and banquet'-fresco-1570 Caldogno (Veneto)-Villa Caldogno Nordera

Frans Hals (ca1580-1666)-'banquet of the civic guard of St. Andrew'-oil on canvas-(1627-1633) Haarlem-Frans Hals Museum

Sandro Botticelli (1445-1510)-'the story of Nastagio degli Onesti-wedding banquet (four episode)'-tempera-(1482-1483) Private collection

Anton Claeissens (ca 1538-1613)-'banquet'-oil on panel-1574 Bruges-Groenige Museum