Conference

2 rue Paul Doumer 59200 Tourcoing

By Marie Castelain, art historian, tour guide for FRAM, and DLPG architect. Why have so many artists such as Vermeer, Chardin, Bonnard, or Grün and Bouillon been interested in the theme of the table? Gathering, ceremony, banquet, conviviality; the table has also attracted artists’ attention through the theme of still life. An invitation to discover how artists depict the act of sitting at the table and, through this lens, describe the characteristic traits of the eras in cultural, religious, social, and economic terms.