bodegones (genre works)

Scope note: Images, especially Spanish, in which still life predominates, though it is often part of a kitchen or eating scene. The term was mainly used up to ca. 1650 in Spain. These genre scenes were sometimes set in the rough public eating establishments from which they take their name. By association, however, the term was applied to a wide range of genre paintings depicting figures of humble origin, often with food and drink. As early as the 1590s Flemish and Italian kitchen and market scenes were referred to as bodegones in Spanish inventories. Such paintings were imitated by Spanish artists. Bodegones, such as those by Diego Velázquez, were often regarded as inconsequential and even disreputable by contemporary society. They were generally monochromatic so as to emphasize relief and volume. Due to the still life aspects of bodegones, over time the term came to refer to still lifes in general; up until the mid-17th century, Spanish still lifes, like their Dutch counterparts, were referred to by their specific contents.

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