Man voedt de liefde met wijn en brood 1581 - 1656

"Man voedt de liefde met wijn en brood" (Man nourishes love with wine and bread) is a 17th-century etching by Nicolaes de Bruyn. It depicts a scene from Roman mythology, with the figures of Bacchus, Ceres, and Cupid symbolizing the elements of love, food, and wine. The work is a fine example of a print representing a genre of art that is more allegorical and symbolic than purely representational. The composition is a well-arranged, three-quarter view of these figures in a landscape setting. The viewer can easily see the elements of wine, bread, and food from the scene. The work is held in the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam, and it measures 220 mm by 220 mm.