A Meat Stall with the Holy Family Giving Alms
Pieter Aertsen · 1551
Why it's great
A big butcher's stall full of sausages, a pig's head and cuts of meat takes up the front, while in the back Mary, Joseph and the baby Jesus give a coin to a beggar. Pieter Aertsen painted it in 1551, and the food is the star.
Where to see it
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Pieter Aertsen was a Dutch painter born in Amsterdam in 1508. He painted huge market scenes with mountains of food in the front, and tiny Bible scenes in the back. He died in 1575.
