Frans Ykens – Kitchen Still Life

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Things are not always what they seem, as shown in Kitchen Still Life with Christ in the House of Martha and Mary. Without the title to guide us, the scene might easily be mistaken for an ordinary still life. Only on closer inspection does the painting begin to reveal an entire world, as explored in this episode of Phoebus Focus with art historian Prisca Valkeneers and Koen Fillet.

Frans Ykens, Kitchen Still Life with Christ in the House of Martha and Mary, ca. 1645. Dark Baroque still life showing a richly stocked kitchen with vegetables, fruit, and game, including a hanging carcass, while in the background Christ with Martha and Mary appears, subtly woven into the scene. — Frans Ykens, *Kitchen Still Life with Christ in the House of Mary and Martha*, c.1645

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