Displechtigheden - 5 Centuries of Eating and Table Manners in Art

When did the white tablecloth make its entrance, and how did cutlery end up in the places we know today? Were people allowed to eat with their hands in the past, and what was the purpose of that bowl of water at the table?

Through paintings, drawings and photographs, the exhibition Displechtigheden shows how eating, drinking and table manners changed over five centuries.