Bodegón

   Spanish term used to denote a still life or a scene where kitchen implements or food preparation are included. Bodegones usually possess a decisively Spanish flavor, with foods that form the ingredients of the local cuisine, as in, for example, the Still Life with Game Fowl, Fruit, and Vegetables by Juan Sánchez Cotán (1602; Madrid, Prado), Diego Velazquez's Old Woman Cooking Eggs (1618; Edinburgh, National Gallery of Scotland), and Francisco de Zurbarán's Still Life with Lemons, Oranges, and Rose (1633; Pasadena; Norton Simon Museum). Sometimes, the terracotta and metal vessels included in the paintings reflect the local artisanry, like the large jars in Velazquez's Water Carrier of Seville (1619; London, Wellington Museum).