portfolio 2016: eat’inspiration dutch masters
for the eat’inspiration dutch masters 2016 we have created a 5 and 7 course menu.
one of the seven selected dutch masters on the menu is our most famous dutch golden age painter: rembrandt van rijn.
inspirational source:
- the pendant wedding portraits of marten soolmans and oopjen coppit by rembrandt van rijn.
in short, the story:
- the portraits were painted upon the occasion of the wedding of marten soolmans and oopjen coppit in 1634;
- the subjects were painted individually, however, the portraits have been kept together since their inception;
- the pendant wedding portraits were formerly owned by the rothschild family;
- and they became jointly owned by the louvre museum paris and rijksmuseum amsterdam;
- one important condition: the paintings should always travel and exhibit together.
interpretation:
- it is about a marriage between two different personalities, and the present ownership is a kind of marriage between france and the netherlands;
- 2 people: 2x en papillote with different fillings consisting of dutch and french ingredients become one dish by mixing the content of both parcels;
- the parcels are connected by the infinity symbol: symbol for eternal life and the interaction of opposing powers.