Drinking in Wester Art for St. Patrick’s Day

Written by Teresita Blanco (The Artsy Sister)

I did a fun blog about beer and wine in western art. There is also a video of this topic in my Artsy Sister Youtube channel.

Do not forget to give a like and subscribe. The first depiction of liquor was in a Sumarian tablet. They were drinking beer. Beer was also popular in ancient Egypt.

The first recorded worker strike happened cause the Egyptians were not getting their kegs of beer. In Greece, Wine was more popular.

They even had Bacchus the God of wine. Jesus’s first miracle was turning water into wine. In medieval ages, wine was considered both sacred and a vice.

This continued in the middle ages. With the Enlightenment, wine stopped being considered sacred. Now, it was equally recreational and a vice.

In impressionist paintings, we start seeing different brands of liquor. In the States, it was even prohibited.

Above, you can see different paintings of folks drinking. I tried to feature at least one drinking painting from a different style of art. I hope you find it amusing.