The Sense of Taste

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The Sense of Taste is a Baroque genre painting by Flemish artist Theodoor Rombouts, depicting a lively scene centered on the human sense of taste as part of an allegorical series on the five senses.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Baroque painting
allegorical painting
painting
allegorizes bodily sense of taste
artForm oil painting
artist Theodoor Rombouts
artisticPeriod 17th century
artisticSchool Flemish Baroque
colorPalette warm tones
compositionFocus central group around a table
countryOfOrigin Flanders
creator Theodoor Rombouts
culture Flemish
depicts domestic interior
figures eating and drinking
lively interior scene
musical and social gathering
people enjoying drink
people enjoying food
sense of taste
social interaction
table with food and drink
genre Baroque art
hasMotif food
musical instruments
tableware
wine
hasPart figures in contemporary dress
still life elements
hasStyle Caravaggesque
linked to: Caravaggisti
influencedBy Caravaggio
Caravaggisti tradition
linked to: Caravaggisti
languageOfTitle English
mainSubject allegory of taste
movement Baroque
partOfSeries allegory of the five senses
portrays figures in half-length
subjectOf art historical analysis of Rombouts’ five senses series
theme everyday life
human senses
moralizing allegory
sensual pleasure
usesTechnique chiaroscuro
strong contrasts of light and shadow

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Theodoor Rombouts notableWork The Sense of Taste