The Four Elements. The Four Elements, Sebastian Stoskopff, circa 1633

This painting is an allegory of the four elements which are symbolized as follows: the air by the birds, the skewered goose, the turkey larded on the plate, the poultry hanging on the wall water by fish the earth with vegetables the fire is made in the fireplace. Pot au feu, cabbage and pig's trotter stew, chard and salted pork, roast goose, stuffed turkey, which are prepared with onions (hanging on the wall) are winter dishes. Object Type: painting. Genre: still life. Date: circa 1633. Dimensions: height: 114 cm (44.8 in) ; width: 188 cm (74 in). Medium: painting. Collection: Musée de l'Œuvre Notre-Dame. Stoskopff, Les quatre éléments ou L’hiver