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The Egg Dance

Pieter Aertsen

1552

Medium

oil on panel

Dimensions

h 84cm × w 172cm × w 20.5kg

Collection

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

Materials

panel; oil paint (paint)

Object Type

painting

Subject Matter

festivities (+ games of skill ~ festive activities); man dancing alone; interior of the house

Production Place

Antwerp

Acquisition Method

purchase

Acquired

1839

Notes

olieverf op paneel

Collection Type

paintings

About Pieter Aertsen

1507–1575 • Habsburg NetherlandsDutch Republic

Netherlandish painter known for genre and still life paintings that subtly incorporate religious scenes. Comment on works: Still life; Genre; Kitchen and Market scenes; Religious

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