Gardens Evolving thru Time: Market

Thursday, June 11, 2020

Sharing the Autumn Harvest - 1700s Local Food Markets by Flemish Pieter Angillis 1685-1734

Pieter Angillis (Flemish, 1685-1734) At the Marketplace

Pieter Angillis (Flemish, 1685-1734) Eine elegante Gesellschaft bei einem Gemüseverkäufer 1734

Pieter Angillis (Flemish, 1685-1734) The Vegetable Seller detail 1725

Pieter Angillis (Flemish, 1685-1734) Elegant Figures in a Market Square

Pieter Angillis (Flemish, 1685-1734) Fruit and Vegetable Market

Pieter Angillis (Flemish, 1685-1734) or his circle, Poultry Vendors

Pieter Angillis (Flemish, 1685-1734) The Vegetable Seller

Pieter Angillis (Flemish, 1685-1734) Vegetable Seller c 1726

Pieter Angliss Market at Coven Garden 1762

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Initially mankind tries to gain some control over his constantly changing & often threatening natural surroundings by creating physical spaces to meet his basic needs for shelter, food, safety, & family. Across the Earth, prehistoric man's discovery that some plants harm & others heal was the origin searching for & eventually growing life-sustaining food & early medicines, as well as creating ancient myths about people & plants. A garden became a planned space set aside for the practical cultivation of edible & medicinal plants, and/or for the artistic display, & enjoyment of decorative plants. As centuries passed, many of the "well-to-do" transformed the gardens near their personal living spaces into art hoping to project a desired image of themselves to others - their wealth, power, refinement, & beliefs.