Auteur: Fenneke van der Aa
Fenneke van der Aa is an art historian and journalist. For Spoon of Art she explores and writes about the merging of art, history and food.

Our time is running out
Doesn’t that silver jug look proud? Like it’s catching the light with its uplifted torso? The porcelain bowl looks like it’s trying to compete.

The invention of the solo exhibition
The Rijks Conserven contain a lovely fruit syrup with cinnamon, which would be perfect to serve at a children’s party. The syrup is inspired by

For the love of strawberries
It’s truly amazing how a work of art from 1696 can feel so stylish, so modern. But Adriaen Coorte (1659/1664-after 1707) had no time travelling