ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Here's 5 things to know about “A Feast for the Eyes,” the latest exhibition on display at the Museum of Fine Arts St. Petersburg, on display until July 28: 

• The exhibit is made up of a collection of paintings from European Masters, many from the Dutch and Flemish traditions.
• The collection comes courtesy of the Grassets, a Spanish family with a Florida vacation home. They loved the MFA St. Petersburg so much that they offered their private collection of pre-1800's works for a show.
• The paintings reflect a time of growing prosperity, thanks to trade routes opening through Dutch exploration. Tables are covered in imported foods and fine objects, like vases from China and goblets.
• This exhibition shows that travelers paid big money for pictures of Venice – like super-duper expensive post cards. It’s also clear artists were depicting dinner tables filled with great meals long before Instagram.
• But in all this sensual pleasures of beautiful flowers, foreign travel and sumptuous meals, there is a warning: “One of the things the Dutch wanted to make sure is that you understood is these things should enjoyed in moderation. Gluttony, of course is a sin, and while the pleasure of heaven are eternal, so are the pains of hell," said Stanton Thomas, Curator at the MFA ST. Petersburg.

To see some of the works in the exhibit and to learn more, watch the video above!