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The Baker, (1885). Artist: BouchardonThe Baker, (1885). Illustration from 18th Century Institutions, Usages And Costumes, France 1700-1789, by Paul Lacroix, (Paris, 1885)
The Blessed Bread, c1879, (1912). Artist: Pascal Adolphe Jean Dagnan-BouveretThe Blessed Bread, c1879, (1912). A colour print from Famous Paintings, with an introduction by Gilbert Chesterton, Cassell and Company, (London, New York, Toronto, 1912)
Pyx, 12th century, (1843). Artist: Henry ShawPyx, 12th century, (1843). Container for consecrated communion bread. This example was made of gilt copper with the ornaments relieved in blue and green Limoge enamel
Hotloaves, St Martins Church, London, 1805. A copper plate representing the itinerant traders of London, from Modern London; Being the History and Present State of the British Metropolis
The Seven Works of Mercy. Artist: Brueghel, Pieter, the Younger (1564-1638)The Seven Works of Mercy. Found in the collection of the Museu Nacional de Arte Antiga, Lisbon
The Seven Works of Mercy, Between 1616 and 1638. Artist: Brueghel, Pieter, the Younger (1564-1638)The Seven Works of Mercy, Between 1616 and 1638. Found in the collection of the Museum der Brotkultur, Ulm
A Russian Bread Line Guarded by the Imperial Police. March 1917, 1917A Russian Bread Line Guarded by the Imperial Police. March 1917
At the Market, 1564. Artist: Joachim BeuckelaerAt the Market, 1564. Found in the collection of the State A Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts, Moscow
Fruit, Bread and Wine, 17th century. Artist: Juriaen van StreeckFruit, Bread and Wine, 17th century. Found in the collection of the State A Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts, Moscow
Breakfast with Ham, 1647. Artist: Pieter ClaeszBreakfast with Ham, 1647. Found in the collection of the State Hermitage, St Petersburg
Still life, 1650. Old MasterStill life, 1650. Found in the collection of the M. Kroshitsky Art Museum, Sevastopol
At the Market, c1554-1574. Artist: Joachim BeuckelaerAt the Market, c1554-1574
Caricature of Francesco Crispi, Italian politician, 1896. Artist: Henri MeyerCaricature of Francesco Crispi, Italian politician, 1896. Satirical cartoon on the defeat of the invading Italian army at the siege of Mek ele, Ethiopia
The Rivals, 1836. Artist: A DucotesThe Rivals, 1836. That man will certainly take the bread out of my mouth
Alfred The Great dividing his loaf with a poor pilgrim, 9th century, (1772). Alfred was king of the southern Anglo-Saxon kingdom of Wessex from 871-899
The Bakers, stained glass, Chartres Cathedral, France, 1194-1260
December, slaughtering the pig, 1520. Artist: Gerhard HoornbachDecember, slaughtering the pig, 1520. Village scene: a couple bleed a pig, while in a hut on the left bread is being taken to the oven and on the right a woman can be seen washing
The Age of the Worker, 1896. Artist: Leon FredericThe Age of the Worker, 1896. Leon Frederic drew on contemporary and centuries-old influences to evolve his unique symbolist style
Legend of Saint Roch, 16th century. Artist: Bernaert van OrleyLegend of Saint Roch, 16th century
Le Rationnement du Pain, 1870-1871. Cartoon depicting a scene during the Prussian Siege of Paris in the Franco-Prussian War (1870-1871)
Still Life, 19th century
The baker kneading dough on the lid of a flour bin, 1823. In the background the oven is being heated by burning faggots, like the bundle of wood bottom right
Egyptian Food from tombs. Grain, bread, beans as Funerary offerings. Ancient Egyptian pharaohs and their relatives spent years preparing a lavish tomb stocked with everything they might need or want
Legend of Saints Justus and Clement of Volterra, ca 1479. Artist: Ghirlandaio, Domenico (1449?1494)Legend of Saints Justus and Clement of Volterra, ca 1479. Found in the collection of the National Gallery, London
Statuette of a Celtic mother-goddess from Alesia, France. Now in the Musee Alesia
Breakfast, early 17th century. Artist: Bartolomeo ManfrediBreakfast, early 17th century. Found in the collection of the State Art Museum, Kharkiv, Ukraine
The Merry Company, early 17th century. Artist: Dutch MasterThe Merry Company, early 17th century. Found in the collection of the Regional A Deineka Art Gallery, Kursk, Russia
A Musician, 1876. Artist: Nikolai Petrovich PetrovA Musician, 1876. Found in the collection of the Regional A Deineka Art Gallery, Kursk, Russia
Wooden model showing bakers at work, Egyptian, 12th Dynasty, c1900 BCDetail from painted wooden scene of two bakers, Egyptian, 12th Dynasty, c1900 BC. Models such as this were placed inside tombs
Painted figure of an Egyptian servant making bread from an Egyptian tomb
Greek terracotta of a woman making breadA Greek terracotta of a woman kneading the dough to make bread
Greek terracotta of bakers making bread, from the Louvres collection
Figure of an Ancient Egyptian brewer pressing out fermented bread in a basket, c1910Figure of an Ancient Egyptian brewer pressing out fermented bread in a basket. Beer drained through into the pot beneath. This figure from the Ancient Egyptian city of Saqqarah is in the Cairo
St Anthony and St Paul, the Hermit, 1645. Artist: Diego VelasquezSt Anthony and St Paul, the Hermit, 1645. St Anthony (251-356) and St Paul the Hermit in the desert being fed by a raven
Model of a baker kneading dough and forming loaves, Ancient Egyptian
Funerary tomb model of a bakery, Ancient Egyptian. From the Archaeological Antiquities Museum, Cairo
Cafe-au-lait seller, 1826. From Arts, metiers et Cris de Paris. (Paris, 1826)
Pot and Kettle, 1868. Modern farming methods were now being developed in order to provide more produce for a growing population
The Beadle and The Dane, 1864. Artist: John TennielThe Beadle and The Dane, 1864. Lord John Russell says: Better take it! Half a Loafs better than no Bread, you know! In an effort to resolve the Schleswig-Holstein problem, Lord Russell
The Last Supper, ca. 1761-64. Creator: Jean-Honore FragonardThe Last Supper, ca. 1761-64. After Sebastiano Ricci
Woman with Figs, 1894. 1894. Creator: Paul GauguinWoman with Figs, 1894