Friday, November 23, 2012

Thanksgiving Feasts: The 15 Best Meals In Art (PHOTOS)

Thanksgiving is in full force here in the United States, so we imagine that many of our readers are currently in the process of devouring an enormous, multi-course meal surrounded by friends and family of equally rapacious appetites. Or maybe you have already gorged yourself on a cornucopia of turkey and various side dishes and have now slipped into a food-induced coma. Either way, you are celebrating America's favorite feast-worthy holiday right.

Just in case you weren't sure if your festive eating was up to par, we've put together a slideshow of the 15 best banquets in art to help you make your Thanksgiving the greatest feast possible. These works of art span the decadent dinners of the Roman Empire to medieval Europe all the way to 20th century America, capturing the day of plenty in all its sumptuous glory. We just hope you're not too stuffed to take a look.

  • John Currin's Thanksgiving

    Is this what your Turkey face looks like? Image: John Currin, "Thanksgiving," 2003

  • Jan Mandijn's Burlesque Feast

    This is like a snapshot straight out of your Thanksgiving family album, right? Image: Jan Mandijn (or Mandyn), "Burlesque Feast," c. 1550

  • Norman Rockwell's "Freedom of Want"

    The most iconic of the American feast paintings, don't you think? Norman Rockwell, "Freedom of Want," 1943

  • Jean Leon Gerome Ferris' "The First Thanksgiving"

    We highly doubt the first Thanksgiving really looked like this, but we'll let you be the judge of that. Image: Jean Leon Gerome Ferris, "The First Thanksgiving," c. 1912-1915

  • Diego Velazquez' The Triumph of Bacchus

    When in Rome. Image: Diego Velazquez, "The Triumph of Bacchus, or the Drunkards," 1629

  • Kent Bellows' Self-Portrait with Wine Glass (Gluttony)

    Hands down the most intimidating diner we have ever seen. <a href="http://kentbellows.org/">Kent Bellows</a>, "Self-Portrait with Wine Glass (Gluttony)", 2000 Acrylic on panel 35 ? 29 3/4 in 88.9 ? 75.6 cm <a href="http://kentbellows.bigcartel.com/">The Kent Bellows Studio</a> & Center for Visual Arts

  • Jan Steen's The Merry Family

    Look, even the infant is getting into the festivities. Image: Jan Steen, "The Merry Family," 1668

  • Doris Lee's Thanksgiving

    Where are all the men, amiright? Image: Doris Lee, "Thanksgiving Dinner," 1935

  • William Hogarth's An Election Entertainment

    We know, we know. You really don't want to hear about the election anymore. But man, do these electoral entertainers really know how to feast. Image: William Hogarth, "An Election Entertainment," 1754

  • Vincent van Gogh's The Potato Eaters

    Times were hard, but at least there was tea and starch to be had. Image: Vincent van Gogh, "The Potato Eaters," 1885

  • Pieter Brueghel the Younger's Wedding Feast in front of a Farm

    Literally farm-to-table, guys. Image: Pieter Brueghel the Younger, "Wedding Feast in front of a Farm," c. 1620-1625

  • Jacob Jordaens' Feast of Beans

    While they're not potatoes, you can't really forget the bean's crucial role in proper dining either. Here, here for beans! Image: Jacob Jordaens, "Fest des Bohnenk?nigs (Feast of Beans)", c. 1640-1645

  • Adriaen Brouwer's Das Schlachtfest

    These guys are clearly in the post-eating phase. Hence the many passed out revelers. Adriaen Brouwer, "Das Schlachtfest," c. 1630-1640

  • Leonardo da Vinci's The Last Supper

    THE feast. Image: Leonardo da Vinci, "The Last Supper", 1495-1498

  • BONUS: Judy Chicago's The Dinner Party

    Let's face it. At times you'd rather dine with Virginia Woolf and Georgia O'Keeffe than your weird relatives. Image: Judy Chicago, "The Dinner Party," 1974-1979 (AP Photo/The Brooklyn Museum, Elizabeth A. Sackler Center for Feminist Art)

Earlier on HuffPost:

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Source: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/11/22/happy-thanksgiving-the-15_n_2171713.html

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