Bodegón
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The term bodega in Spanish can mean "pantry", "tavern", or "wine cellar". The derivative term bodegón is an augmentative that refers to a large bodega, usually in a derogatory fashion. In Spanish art, a bodegón is a still life painting depicting pantry items, such as victuals, game, and drink, often arranged on a simple stone slab, and also a painting with one or more figures, but with significant still life elements, typically set in a kitchen or tavern. It also refers to low-life or everyday objects, which can be painted with flowers, fruits, or other objects to display the painter's mastery.
A bodegón by an unknown Spanish painter depicting most of the commonly employed motifs: Kitchen Scene; 1610–25, 105 × 125 cm, Rijksmuseum.
Classic trompe-l'œil wall painting in Pompeii (Naples National Archaeological Museum)
Vegetables and fruits, some suspended by thread. Still Life with Fruits and Vegetables by Juan Sánchez Cotán; c. 1600, 69 × 96 cm, private collection.
Bodegón with elements of genre paintings — kitchen and cooking. An Old Woman Cooking Eggs by Diego Velázquez; 1618, 101 × 120 cm, Scottish National Gallery.
Diego Velázquez
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Diego Rodríguez de Silva y Velázquez, Knight of the Order of Santiago was a Spanish painter, the leading artist in the court of King Philip IV of Spain and Portugal, and of the Spanish Golden Age.
Birthplace of Velázquez in Seville
Philip IV in Brown and Silver, 1632