Dutch kitchen in the 17th century

Cookery, with a minimum of refinement, began with the use of fire, the latter being also used for people’s heating. The kitchen, the room in the house used for food preparation, was the place where poor people got together to socialize and had their meals.

A culinária, com um mínimo de requinte, iniciou-se com a utilização do fogo. Este servia igualmente para aquecimento dos seres humanos. A cozinha, local da casa destinado à preparação da alimentação, foi local de convívio e refeições dos mais pobres.

Jan Havickszoon Steen 'the fat kitchen'-oil on panel-ca 1650 Cheltenham (Glouchestershire) UK-Art Gallery and Museum

Pieter de Hooch (1629-1684)-'woman peeling apples'-oil on canvas-1663 London-Wallace collection

David Teniers the younger (1610-1690)-'kitchen scene'-oil on copper-1644 The Hague-Maurithuis

Reinier Coveyn (1636-ca 1667)-'a kitchen interior with a woman'-oil on canvas

Joachim Antoniszoon Wtewael (1566-1638)-'kitchen scene'-oil on canvas-1605 Berlin-Gemälgalerie