Currants Collection (#2)

Vine shoots, grapes, flowers and birds, detail, 1650 - 52 (wall tempera painting)
8683584 Vine shoots, grapes, flowers and birds, detail, 1650 - 52 (wall tempera painting) by Boulanger, Jean (1606-c.1680); Palazzo Ducale Estense, Sassuolo, Emilia Romagna

Persephone receiving Dionysus, relief on stone, 5th century
AIS5389337 Persephone receiving Dionysus, relief on stone, 5th century; Museo Archeologico Nazionale (or Museo Nazionale della Magna Grecia), Reggio Calabria

Grapes and Pears 1877 (Oil on panel)
8766596 Grapes and Pears 1877 (Oil on panel) by Batcheller, Frederick S. (1837-89); 30.8--46.8 cm; High Museum of Art, Atlanta, Georgia, USA; © High Museum of Art

Grape farming, c.1910 (print)
7293313 Grape farming, c.1910 (print); (add.info.: Food and beverage. Grape: the chasselas de Thomery. Pesticide spraying)

Statue of the virgin and the Child, 14th century (sculpture)
8617838 Statue of the virgin and the Child, 14th century (sculpture); Cite de l'architecture et du patrimoine, Paris, France; (add.info.: Statue of the virgin and the Child)

Sunlight passing to the bottom of a vat of grapes
5310251 Sunlight passing to the bottom of a vat of grapes; (add.info.: Woodblock engraving depicting sunlight passing to the bottom of a vat of grapes)

Phylloxera
5312146 Phylloxera; (add.info.: Engraving depicting phylloxera, a pest of commercial grapevines worldwide, originally native to eastern North America)

Title page of a French. general treatise on Viticulture (Cultivation of Grapes for wine) 1905
5306251 Title page of a French. general treatise on Viticulture (Cultivation of Grapes for wine) 1905; Universal History Archive/UIG

Title page of a French. general treatise on Viticulture (Cultivation of Grapes for wine) 1905
5306252 Title page of a French. general treatise on Viticulture (Cultivation of Grapes for wine) 1905; Universal History Archive/UIG

Piano. Forte. Fortissimo. Crescendo. Finale (colour litho)
8656427 Piano. Forte. Fortissimo. Crescendo. Finale (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Piano. Forte. Fortissimo. Crescendo. Finale)

Plaque depicting the triumph of Bacchus and Ariadne. Chromolithograph by W
FLO4689137 Plaque depicting the triumph of Bacchus and Ariadne. Chromolithograph by W. Griggs from Frederick Rathone's Old Wedgwood

Ripe green grapes, vine and leaf of the Grove End Sweet Water Grape
5856251 Ripe green grapes, vine and leaf of the Grove End Sweet Water Grape; (add.info.: Ripe green grapes, vine and leaf of the Grove End Sweet Water Grape, Vitis vinifera)

Woman in combed up hairstyle with cap decorated with grapes and feathers called Racy Cap in an English Park
FLO4606322 Woman in combed up hairstyle with cap decorated with grapes and feathers called Racy Cap in an English Park. Galante hat at the English Park

Photographic print of women sorting grapes for wine
3077692 Photographic print of women sorting grapes for wine; (add.info.: Photographic print of women sorting grapes for wine in Champagne, France. Dated 19th Century); Universal History Archive/UIG

Food and Beverage. Winemaking in the Bordelais, removing the grapes from the clusters
3434900 Food and Beverage. Winemaking in the Bordelais, removing the grapes from the clusters. Engraving in: Grands hommes et grands faits de l'industrie, France

Food and Beverage. A vinegar factory in Orleans. Engraving in: Grands hommes et grands faits de l'industrie
3434926 Food and Beverage. A vinegar factory in Orleans. Engraving in: Grands hommes et grands faits de l'industrie, France, c.1880 (engraving); (add.info.: Coll. Part. Food and Beverage)

Autumn, 1898 (tapestry)
XIR240931 Autumn, 1898 (tapestry) by Levy-Dhurmer, Lucien (1865-1953); 68x49 cm; Private Collection

Page from The Bible Emblem Anniversary Book (colour litho)
8630756 Page from The Bible Emblem Anniversary Book (colour litho) by Foster, William (1852-1924); Private Collection; (add.info)

Page from The Bible Emblem Anniversary Book (colour litho)
8630748 Page from The Bible Emblem Anniversary Book (colour litho) by Foster, William (1852-1924); Private Collection; (add.info)

Picking grapes in the snow, Hock Country (b/w photo)
8675643 Picking grapes in the snow, Hock Country (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Picking grapes in the snow, Hock Country)

The Fox and the Grapes (colour litho)
8635629 The Fox and the Grapes (colour litho) by Sancha y Lengo, Francisco (1874-1936); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Fox and the Grapes. Postcard, early 20th century.); © Look and Learn

Treading the Grapes in Greece (b/w photo)
8674253 Treading the Grapes in Greece (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Treading the Grapes in Greece)

Many sorts of grapes go to the making of all fine ports (b/w photo)
8675714 Many sorts of grapes go to the making of all fine ports (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

After drying in the sun, the mats of grapes are carried indoors and tipped into the troughs to be trodden
8675654 After drying in the sun, the mats of grapes are carried indoors and tipped into the troughs to be trodden, Sherry Country (b/w photo) by English Photographer

Treading the grapes at a Bordeaux Chateau (b/w photo)
8675646 Treading the grapes at a Bordeaux Chateau (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Treading the grapes at a Bordeaux Chateau, As aforetime)

Grapes; Cherries; Plums; Gooseberries (colour litho)
8648849 Grapes; Cherries; Plums; Gooseberries (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Grapes; Cherries; Plums; Gooseberries)

The Fox and the Grapes (colour litho)
8644741 The Fox and the Grapes (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Fox and the Grapes)

The Fox and the Grapes (colour litho)
8650781 The Fox and the Grapes (colour litho) by Rhead, Louis John (1857-1926); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Fox and the Grapes)

The Vineyard, c. 1723-27 (oil on canvas)
XOS5871929 The Vineyard, c. 1723-27 (oil on canvas) by Lancret, Nicolas (1690-1743); 157x89 cm; Cleveland Museum of Art, OH, USA; (add.info.: By Nicolas Lancret Typically found in fashionable)

Blue and white muscat grapes, Vinis vitifera
5856583 Blue and white muscat grapes, Vinis vitifera; (add.info.: Blue and white muscat grapes, Vinis vitifera. Handcolored copperplate engraving of a botanical illustration by J. Schaly from G. T)

The return of Joshua and Caleb with a huge bunch of grapes from the land of Canaan (Promised Land)
FGL5465121 The return of Joshua and Caleb with a huge bunch of grapes from the land of Canaan (Promised Land).; Fototeca Gilardi

Traminar variety of grape, Vitis vinifera
5856584 Traminar variety of grape, Vitis vinifera; (add.info.: Traminar variety of grape, Vitis vinifera. Handcolored copperplate engraving of a botanical illustration by J. Schaly from G. T)

French 19th century still life painting. Artist unknown). approx. 1870
5306212 French 19th century still life painting. Artist unknown). approx. 1870; Universal History Archive/UIG

Grapes being pressed for wine
3078044 Grapes being pressed for wine; (add.info.: Photographic print of grapes being pressed for wine. Dated 19th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG

A wine packing house in Champagne
3078042 A wine packing house in Champagne; (add.info.: Print of a wine packing house in Champagne, France. Dated 19th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG

Grape treading in winery, 1775
3480654 Grape treading in winery, 1775; (add.info.: Grape treading in winery, from the 1775 edition of Oeconomie generale de la campagne, ou Nouvelle maison rustique, Paris, 1700)

Food and Beverage. Champagne making: Old chalk quarries tranformed in Champagne cellars around Reims
3434924 Food and Beverage. Champagne making: Old chalk quarries tranformed in Champagne cellars around Reims. Engraving in: Grands hommes et grands faits de l'industrie, France

A silver cup shaped like a pineapple, 17th century (silver)
3507264 A silver cup shaped like a pineapple, 17th century (silver); (add.info.: A silver cup shaped like a pineapple, although actually represents grapes)

John Flaxman's wine vase decorated with grape foliage, and a satyr grasping a ram's head. Chromolithograph W
FLO4689062 John Flaxman's wine vase decorated with grape foliage, and a satyr grasping a ram's head. Chromolithograph W

Statue of Bacchus, Roman deity (marble)
YOU4419182 Statue of Bacchus, Roman deity (marble); Louvre, Paris, France; (add.info.: Statue of Bacchus, Roman deity, equivalente to Dionysus in Greek mythology, god of wine, drunkenness)

Letter R: Grape, Mr. Marinier's artistic alphabet, late 19th century (chromolithograph)
DUV4216779 Letter R: Grape, Mr. Marinier's artistic alphabet, late 19th century (chromolithograph); 12.5x9 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

Page from Proverbs with Pictures by Charles H Bennett, 1859 (engraving)
8638753 Page from Proverbs with Pictures by Charles H Bennett, 1859 (engraving) by Bennett, Charles Henry (1828-67) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

Longworth's Vineyard (engraving)
8637303 Longworth's Vineyard (engraving) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Longworth's Vineyard)

Still-Life with Crayfish, Oysters, and Fruit, late 1600s or early 1700s (oil on canvas)
XOS5883935 Still-Life with Crayfish, Oysters, and Fruit, late 1600s or early 1700s (oil on canvas) by Heem, Cornelis de (1631-95); 61x74 cm; Cleveland Museum of Art, OH

Crushing the grapes through a sieve to separate them from the stalks (b/w photo)
8675652 Crushing the grapes through a sieve to separate them from the stalks (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

The Burgundians treat their grapes with reverence (b/w photo)
8675658 The Burgundians treat their grapes with reverence (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Burgundians treat their grapes with reverence)

Dried grapes. Advert for a drug against hemorroids, ca 1930 (print)
7422827 Dried grapes. Advert for a drug against hemorroids, ca 1930 (print); (add.info.: Medicine. Pharmacy. Dried grapes)

Grapes, Vitis vinifera
5855113 Grapes, Vitis vinifera; (add.info.: Grapes, Vitis vinifera. Handcoloured botanical illustration drawn by G. Reid and engraved on steel by Weddell from John Stephenson)

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"Exploring the Rich History and Delightful Flavors of Currants" they have been a beloved ingredient in culinary creations for centuries, adding a burst of tangy sweetness to everything from wedding cakes to vermouth. Just like Louis Pasteur's litho, these tiny fruits have left an indelible mark on our taste buds. Intricate wall tiles patterned with pomegranates and grapes harken back to the Dutch early 17th century, reminding us that they have long been cherished as a decorative element in art and design. From flowers in a vase to fruit-filled canvases, artists throughout history have captured their vibrant essence. The Green Bowl, painted around 1920, showcases how they are take center stage in still life compositions. Their deep red hue pops against the canvas, inviting us to savor their juicy goodness. Similarly, tapestry fragments depicting vintagers transport us back to Tournai in the late 15th century when currant-laden vines were harvested with care. Whether enjoyed fresh or dried like Australian raisins and sultanas depicted in colorful lithos or incorporated into sumptuous oil paintings such as Still Life from 1917, currants continue to captivate our palates across cultures and time periods. As we celebrate Christmas Fare from the Empire through untitled lithos featuring mouthwatering treats, let's not forget that currants play an essential role in creating festive delights. Their versatility shines through every bite - be it sprinkled atop a decadent cake or nestled within traditional holiday recipes. So next time you encounter these petite powerhouses of flavor at your local market or while perusing historical artworks showcasing their allure – remember their rich history and embrace all that currants bring: a burst of fruity delight that transcends generations.