THROWBACK THURSDAY: #639 (8/15/11) Agustin Arrieta, Mexican Mother Serving Her Famous Roast Turkey with Toothpaste Globs, 1833 Oil on canvas
MASTERPIECE #2432 Stanislaw Chlebowski, Polish-Russian Ahhh, So That’s Where My Fishing Pole and Good Salad Bowl Went, ca. 1864-76 Oil on cardboard
MASTERPIECE #2320 Henry Gillard Glindoni, English Queen Elizabeth’s Royal Chemist Teaching Her Court How To Cook Meth, Date Unknown Oil on canvas
MASTERPIECE #2143 Rafael Flores, Mexican “Satan’s Secret Recipe Calls For Roasting Each Sinner For Two Hours at 425 Degrees. Unless It’s Summertime, In Which Case He Likes To Grill Them Out Back on the Barbecue,” 1855 Oil on canvas
A PRICELESS HOLIDAY CLASSIC (2012) Joseph-Marie Vien, French Emperor Marcus Aurelius Making Everyone Try His New Fruitcake Recipe, 1765 Oil on canvas
MASTERPIECE #545 Jean-Baptiste van Mour, Flemish-French Tonight on “Top Chef: Istanbul,” 1724 Oil on canvas
MASTERPIECE #407 Gabriel Metsu, Dutch Anna Making Her Famous Cinnamon Apple-Rabbit Muffins, 1660 Oil on canvas
MASTERPIECE #272 Gerrit Dou, Dutch Girl Informing Grandmother She Just Killed Her Class Pet, 1670 Oil on oak