Eating Art

Oliver Peyton's journey begins in Giverny, where he discovers what was on Monet's menu.

Art's greatest alcoholic stories; Poussin's La Grande Baccanale celebrates the bonhomie of booze.

Picasso's wartime lover reveals some of his favorite dishes; intense food symbolism is explored.

Oliver is in Tuscany with Michelin-starred chef Fulvio Pierangelini.

Why market scenes were so inspirational to painters.

Rebel Italian Caravaggio painted apples so realistic viewers literally wanted to lick the canvas.

Cubists created a new visual language, with food playing a key role in its development.

Recipes in the age of medieval illiteracy; Dali's obsessive bread chandelier recreated.

Leonardo Da Vinci wasn't the only artist to depict the Last Supper and the food on Jesus's table.