Architecture vivante - La Cuisiniere / chez Martinet. – Historic Print
![Architecture vivante - La Cuisiniere / chez Martinet., [between 1780 and 1830] — antique lithograph](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/c5/c5e94ba7bb3b-L.webp)
(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
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Architecture vivante - La Cuisiniere / chez Martinet.
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The title, *Architecture vivante*, and the label *La Cuisinière* point to a kitchen scene in which everyday objects seem to take on the shape of a human figure, a playful approach common in French prints of this era. The "No. 1" notation suggests it was the first in a numbered set issued by the Paris publisher Martinet. Between 1780 and 1830, kitchens were becoming more organized, and cooking tools and domestic labor drew growing attention in popular imagery. The print's subjects, cooking utensils and women's domestic life, show how such images turned routine household work into a subject for wit and display.
| Created / published | [between 1780 and 1830] |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print : lithograph, color. |
| Genre | Lithographs Color 1780-1830. |
| Notes | No. 1. |
| Subjects | Kitchens--1780-1830. Cooking utensils--1780-1830. Women--Domestic life--1780-1830. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 3,786 × 4,657 px · prints to 13 × 16 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-220602 |
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