Description of the Land of Cockaigne, Where Whoever Works the Least Earns the Most
Bassano, 1606
Anonymous
Hand-colored etching
The Getty Research Institute, 2014.PR.72

The Triumph of Carnival in the Land of Cockaigne
Venice, ca. 1560s
Ferdinando Bertelli (Italian, fl. 1563)
Etching
The Getty Research Institute, 2834-593

Cuccagna Arch of Bread, Cheese, and Suckling Pigs on the Feast of Saint John the Baptist
Anonymous
Woodcut
Francisco Orilia, Il zodiaco (Naples: Ottavio Beltrano, 1630), p. 456
The Getty Research Institute, 94-B11818

Cuccagna on the Square before the Royal Palace, for the Birth of Charles III's First-Born Son, Philip
Vincenzo dal Ré (Italian, died 1762), designer
Giuseppe Vasi (Italian, 1710–1782), etcher
Engraving and etching
Narrazione delle solenni reali feste . . . (Naples: s.n., 1749), pl. XI
The Getty Research Institute, 84-B8196

A Modest Feast
Anonymous
Woodcut
Cuccagna: capitolo nel qvale si descriuono le marauigliose cose, che si trouano nel paese di Cuccagna (Rome: Bartolomeo de Tosi, 1570), title page
The Getty Research Institute, 1554-543

Cuccagna Monument and Illuminated Temple for the Marriage of Archduke Ferdinand of Austria and Maria Beatrice of Modena
Milan, ca. 1771
Giulio Cesare Bianchi (Italian, fl. ca. 1760–1771)
Etching
The Getty Research Institute, P910002

Cuccagna Monument for the Birthday of Empress Elizabeth Christina
Naples, 1728–1733
Domenico Antonio Vaccaro (Italian, 1678–1745), designer
Francesco de Grado (Flemish, 1663–ca. 1733), etcher
Etching
The Getty Research Institute, P910002

Cuccagna Monument for the 1757 Festival of the Chinea
Rome, 1757
Paolo Posi (Italian, 1708–1776), designer
Giuseppe Palazzi (Italian, 1740–1810), draftsman
Giuseppe Pozzi (Italian, 1723–1765), etcher
Etching
The Getty Research Institute, P990004

Pageant Wagon for Shrove Monday
J. B. Lachmüller (German, fl. mid-1800s)
Hand-colored lithographs
Die grosse offentliche Maskerade . . . (Bamberg: J. B. Lachmüller, 1837), no. 7
The Getty Research Institute, 1375-152

Pageant Wagon of Noah's Ark in the Procession of the Vintners
Gustave Spengler (Swiss, 1818-1876)
Hand-colored lithographs on a scroll
Christian Gottlieb Steinlen, Fête des vignerons, 1833 (Vevey: G. Blanchaud, 1833), pl. 27
The Getty Research Institute, 87-B10043

Peasants Wedding
Munich, 1765
Andreas Benedictus Göbl (German, fl. 1765–1792)
Hand-colored, etched playing cards with case
The Getty Research Institute, 93-F106

Procession of Pope Clement VII and the Emperor Charles V after the Coronation at Bologna on February 24, 1530
Nikolaus Hogenberg (Dutch, ca. 1500–1539)
Hand-colored etchings on a scroll
Divo et invicto Imperatori Carolo V. P. F. (Bologna: Hogenberg, 1535–1539), pls. 26–38
The Getty Research Institute, P910002

Carnival in Nuremberg: A Tableau of a Lascivious Banquet in “Venusberg” Mounted for the Schembart Festival in 1518
Anonymous
Manuscript with gouache sketches on paper
Schembard Büch (Nuremberg, ca. 1500s), fol. 63r
The Getty Research Institute, 2834-609

Pageant Wagon for Shrove Monday
J. B. Lachmüller (German, fl. mid-1800s)
Hand-colored lithographs
Die grosse offentliche Maskerade . . . (Bamberg: J. B. Lachmüller, 1837), no. 19
The Getty Research Institute, 1375-152

Dinner Given on the Occasion of Empress Maria Theresa’s Oath of Allegiance
Johann Cyriak Hackhofer (Swiss, 1675–1731), draftsman
Johann Wilhelm Pfeffel (Austrian, 1674–1748), etcher
Christian Engelbrecht (Austrian, 1672–1735), etcher
Etching
Georg Christoph Kriegel, Erb-Huldigung, welche der allerdurchleuchtigst-grossmächtigsten Frauen (Vienna: Johann Baptist Schilgen, 1740), pl. after p. 82
The Getty Research Institute, 1383-190

Coronation Feast for James II in Westminster Hall
Samuel Moore (English, fl. 1680–1720)
Engraving
Francis Sandford, The History of the Coronation of the Most High, Most Mighty, and Most Excellent Monarch, James II (London: Thomas Newcomb,1687), pl. 24
The Getty Research Institute, 85-B15430

The Empress’s Table in the Knights’ Parlor, on the Occasion of Empress Maria Theresa’s Oath of Allegiance
Johann Cyriak Hackhofer (Swiss, 1675–1731), draftsman
Johann Wilhelm Pfeffel (Austrian, 1674–1748), etcher
Christian Engelbrecht (Austrian, 1672–1735), etcher
Etching
Georg Christoph Kriegel, Erb-Huldigung, welche der allerdurchleuchtigst-grossmächtigsten Frauen (Vienna: Johann Baptist Schilgen, 1740), pl. 6
The Getty Research Institute, 1383-190

The Emperor’s Table in the Knights’ Parlor on the Occasion of Emperor Joseph I’s Oath of Allegiance
Johann Cyriak Hackhofer (Swiss, 1675–1731), draftsman
Johann Wilhelm Pfeffel (Austrian, 1674–1748), etcher
Christian Engelbrecht (Austrian, 1672–1735), etcher
Etching
Ludwig von Gülich, Erb-Huldigung, so dem aller-durchleüchtigist-grossmächtigist und unüberwindlichsten Römischen Käyser (Vienna: Johann Jacob Kürner, 1705), pl. 6
The Getty Research Institute, 87-B14573

Feast for the Ranking Lords of Lower Austria, on the Occasion of Joseph I’s
Oath of Allegiance
Johann Cyriak Hackhofer (Swiss, 1675–1731), draftsman
Johann Wilhelm Pfeffel (Austrian, 1674–1748), etcher
Christian Engelbrecht (Austrian, 1672–1735), etcher
Etching
Ludwig von Gülich, Erb-Huldigung, so dem allerdurchleüchtigist-
grossmächtigist und unüberwindlichsten Römischen Käyser (Vienna: Bey Johann Jacob Kürner, 1705), pl. 7
Lent by Anne Willan and Mark Cherniavsky, Los Angeles

A Truly Pleasing Banquet Held by the [Hunting Society] Signori
Piacevoli, Dedicated to Their Patron, Prince Giovani Carlo de’ Medici
Florence, 1627
Stefano Della Bella (Italian, 1610–1664)
Etching
The Getty Research Institute, P910002

The Pastry Shop
Netherlands, ca. 1600s
Abraham Bosse (French, 1602–1676), etcher
Hand-colored etching, engraving, gouache, and gold
The Getty Research Institute, 2014.PR.63

Triumphs of Cybele and Juno
Giovanni Battista Lenardi (Italian, 1656–1704), draftsman
Arnold van Westerhout (Flemish, 1651–1725), engraver
Etching
John Michael Wright, An Account of His Excellence Roger Earl of Castlemaine’s Embassy (London: Thomas Snowden for the author, 1688), pl. 11
Lent by Anne Willan and Mark Cherniavsky, Los Angeles

Credenza of Silverware in the Palazzo Vizzani in Bologna
Anonymous
Etching
Giuseppe Mazza, La custodia d’oro (Bologna: Per li Peri, 1693), pl. 1
The Getty Research Institute, 1521-694

Table with Crystal
Marc’Antonio Chiarini (Italian, 1652–1730), draftsman
Giacomo-Maria Giovannini (Italian, 1667–1717), etcher
Etching
Disegni del convito fatto dall’illustrissimo signor senatore
Francesco Ratta (Bologna: Per li Peri, 1693), pl. 1
The Getty Research Institute, 1366-803

Palace of Circe (Dessert Table, after Menon)
2015
Ivan Day (British, born 1949)
Sugar sculptures on mirror glass base
Created by Ivan Day for the Getty Research Institute, 2015

Table Plan with Circe’s Palace
Anonymous
Etching
Menon, La science du maître d’hôtel confiseur (Paris: Chez Veuve Savoye, 1776), p. 348
The Getty Research Institute, 1531-698

Circe’s Palace
Anonymous
Etching
Menon, La science du maître d’hôtel confiseur (Paris: Chez Veuve Savoye, 1750), p. 348
Lent by Anne Willan and Mark Cherniavsky, Los Angeles

Table with Sugar Figures for the Marriage of Johann Wilhelm, Duke
of Jülich
Frans Hogenberg (Netherlandish, ca. 1539–1590)
Etching
Theodor Graminaeus, Beschreibung derer fürstlicher güligscher
&c. Hochzeit (Cologne: Theodor Graminaeus, 1587), pl. 7
The Getty Research Institute, 86-B22668

Sumptuous Display Featuring the Medicinal Herbs Theriac and Mithridate Made by Gaetano de Luca at His Pharmacy in Rome
Rome, 1750
Anonymous
Etching
The Getty Research Institute, P910002

Sorbets on Étagères
Nicolas-Gabriel Dupuis (French, 1698–1771), draftsman
Jean-Charles François (French, 1717–1769), engraver
Etching
Joseph Gilliers, Le cannameliste français; ou, Nouvelle instruction pour ceux qui desirent d’apprendre l’office (Nancy: Abel-Denis Cusson, 1751), p. 68, pl. 4
The Getty Research Institute, 85-B5272

Candy Making and Ice Molds
Louis-Jacques Goussier (French, 1722–1799), draftsman
Benoît-Louis Prévost (French, 1747–ca. 1804), engraver
Etching and engraving
Denis Diderot, ed., Encyclopédie; ou, dictionnaire raisonné: Recueil de planches, vol. 3 (Paris: Chez Briasson, 1763), pl. 4
The Getty Research Institute, 84-B31322

Sugar Flowers
Nicolas-Gabriel Dupuis (French, 1698–1771), draftsman
Jean-Charles François (French, 1717–1769), engraver
Engraving
Joseph Gilliers, Le cannameliste français; ou, Nouvelle instruction pour ceux qui desirent d’apprendre l’office (Paris: Gogue & Nee de la Rochella, 1768), p. 170, pl. 7
Lent by Anne Willan and Mark Cherniavsky, Los Angeles

Chocolate and Cheese Molds
Louis-Jacques Goussier (French, 1722–1799), draftsman
A.-J. De Fehrt (French, 1723–1774), engraver
Etching and engraving
Denis Diderot, ed., Encyclopédie; ou, dictionnaire raisonné: Recueil de planches, vol. 3 (Paris: Chez Briasson, 1763), pl. 5
The Getty Research Institute, 84-B31322

Cooking Vessels and Carving
Anonymous
Engraving
Bartolomeo Scappi, Opera de M. Bartolomeo Scappi, cuoco secreto di Papa Pio Quinto (Venice: MicheleTramezzino, 1570), pl. 12
The Getty Research Institute, 86-B27679

Knives and Forks
Anonymous
Engraving and etching
Mattio Molinari, Il trinciante (Padua: Livio Pasquati, 1636), cap. 37
The Getty Research Institute, 2918-674

The Butcher
A.-J. De Fehrt (French, 1723–1774)
Etching and engraving
Denis Diderot, ed., Encyclopédie; ou, dictionnaire raisonné: Recueil de planches, vol. 2 (Paris: Chez Briasson, 1763), pl. 1
The Getty Research Institute, 84-B31322

Sculpted Fruit
Anonymous
Etching
Mattia Giegher, Li tre trattati (Padua: Paolo Frambotto, 1639), pl. 21
The Getty Research Institute, 1561-566

Carving Diagrams
Anonymous
Watercolor and etching
Mattia Giegher, Li tre trattati (Padua: Paolo Frambotto, 1639), pl. 26
Lent by Anne Willan and Mark Cherniavsky, Los Angeles

Recipe for Venison Pie
Anonymous
Etching
Conrad Hagger, Neues saltzburgisches Koch-Buch (Augsburg: Johann Jacbon Lotter, 1719), pls. 8, 9
The Getty Research Institute, 1554-451

Designs for Puff Pastry
Robert Sheppard (English, fl. 1712–1740)
Etching
Edward Kidder, E. Kidder’s Receipts of Pastry and Cookery: For the Use of His Scholars (London: s. n., 1720), pl. 6
The Getty Research Institute, 41-311

Instructions for Carving a Suckling Pig
Anonymous
Woodcut
L’escole parfaite des officiers de bouche (Paris, la Veuve de Pierre Ribou, 1729), p. 49
Lent by Anne Willan and Mark Cherniavsky, Los Angeles

Knives
Anonymous
Woodcut
Enrique de Aragon, Arte Cisoria (Madrid: Antonion Marin, 1766), pp. 34–35
Lent by Anne Willan and Mark Cherniavsky, Los Angeles

Oranges
Anonymous
Etching
Mattia Giegher, Li tre trattati (Padua: Paolo Frambotto, 1639), pl. 24
The Getty Research Institute, 1561-566

The Main Kitchen
Anonymous
Engraving
Bartolomeo Scappi, Opera de M. Bartolomeo Scappi, cuoco secreto di Papa Pio Quinto (Venice: Michele Tramezzino, 1570), pl. 1
The Getty Research Institute, 86-B27679

September: A Man Sowing
Paris, about 1415–20
Workshop of the Rohan Master
Book of hours (text in Latin)
Ms. 22, fol. 9v, 86.ML.571.9v

July: A Man Reaping
Bruges, early 1460s
Workshop of William Vrelant
Arenberg Hours, fol. 7 (text in Latin)
Ms. Ludwig IX 8, 83.ML.104.7

The Holy Family
Paris, about 1440–50
Workshop of the Bedford Master
Book of hours (text in French)
Ms. Ludwig IX 6, fol. 181, 83.ML.102.181

Harvest Scene
Bologna, before 1340
Attributed to the Illustratore
Cutting from Justinian, Digest (text in Latin)
Ms. 13, verso, 85.MS.213.verso

Saint Anthony of Padua
Ferrara, about 1469
Taddeo Crivelli
Gualenghi-d’Este Hours (text in Latin)
Ms. Ludwig IX 13, fol. 193v, 83.ML.109.193v

The Temperate and the Intemperate
Bruges, about 1475–80
Master of the Dresden Prayer Book
Miniature from Valerius Maximus, The Memorable Deeds and Sayings of the Romans (text in French)
Ms. 43, recto, 91.MS.81.recto

The Temperate and the Intemperate
Bruges, about 1475–80
Master of the Dresden Prayer Book
Miniature from Valerius Maximus, The Memorable Deeds and Sayings of the Romans (text in French)
Ms. 43, recto, 91.MS.81.recto

The Feast of Dives
Bruges and Ghent, about 1510–20
Master of James IV of Scotland
Spinola Hours (text in Latin)
Ms. Ludwig IX 18, fol. 21v, 83.ML.114.21v

The Last Supper
Regensburg, about 1030–40
Artist unknown
Benedictional (text in Latin)
Ms. Ludwig VII 1, fol. 38, 83.MI.90.38

Hunters Roasting a Boar’s Carcass
Brittany, about 1430–40
Artist unknown
Gaston Phébus, Book of the Hunt (text in French)
Ms. 27, fol. 67v, 87.MR.34.67v

December: Baking Bread
Possibly Bruges, mid-1200s
Artist unknown
Psalter (text in Latin)
Ms. 14, fol. 8v, 85.MK.239.8v

Initial D: A Nun Feeding a Leper in Bed
Engelberg, about 1275–1300
Artist unknown
Psalter (text in Latin)
Ms. Ludwig VIII 3, fol. 43, 83.MK.94.43

Saint Hedwig Refusing To Drink Wine; Saint Hedwig Praying before an Altar.
Silesia, 1353
Artist unknown
The Life of the Blessed Hedwig (text in Latin)
Ms. Ludwig XI 7, fol. 30v, 83.MN.126.30v