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title: Food Still-life by Clara Peeters
author: Clara Peeters
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/12450/food-still-life-by-clara-peeters/
format: machine-readable-alternate
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Food Still-life by Clara Peeters
_Authored by Clara Peeters_
## Image File
[](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/12450.jpg)
## Image Caption
A still-life painting by Clara Peeters showing typical dishes of 16-17th century CE northern [Europe](https://www.worldhistory.org/europe/). In the centre is a pie with a container behind it for salt and a typical low, round bread loaf in the foreground. The olives and orange would have been luxury items in northern Europe at that time. Painted c. 1611 CE. (Museo del Prado, Madrid)
## Cite This Work
### APA
Peeters, C. (2020, July 08). Food Still-life by Clara Peeters. *World History Encyclopedia*.
### Chicago
Peeters, Clara. "Food Still-life by Clara Peeters." *World History Encyclopedia*, July 08, 2020. .
### MLA
Peeters, Clara. "Food Still-life by Clara Peeters." *World History Encyclopedia*, 08 Jul 2020, .
## License & Copyright
[Original image](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Mesa_(Clara_Peeters).jpg) by [**Clara Peeters**](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Mesa_(Clara_Peeters).jpg). Submitted by [Mark Cartwright](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/markzcartwright/ "User Page: Mark Cartwright"), published on 08 July 2020. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Public Domain](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_domain). This item is in the public domain, and can be used, copied, and modified without any restrictions. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.