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BRUEGHEL, Jan the Elder: The Sense of Taste

🖼 The Sense of Taste, 1618
Oil on panel
64 × 108 cm
Madrid, Spain

Crowded tavern scene bursts with figures feasting, drinking, and indulging in abundant food and wine rendered in meticulous detail. Brueghel's allegorical work celebrates sensory pleasure while subtly critiquing gluttony and excess through chaotic Flemish composition.

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