03 — ARTWORK
The Egg Dance
- MEDIUM
- Oil on panel, 84 x 172 cm
- TYPE
- Genre
PALETTE
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COMMENTARY
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Interiors with merry companies or drunken brawls became very popular in the 17th century, and the work of Pieter Aertsen was seen as the first step on that path. This picture shows a merry company at an egg dance. The object was to keeptall, strong tower in medieval castles, used as an observation post and last refuge for those living in the castle, an, unlike the donjon, not designed for permanent habitation. dance while kicking the egg round in a circle without breaking it, then covering it with a bowl, again using only one feet.
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author = {Krén, Emil and Marx, Daniel},
title = {The Egg Dance by AERTSEN, Pieter},
organization = {{Web Gallery of Art}},
date = {2026-09-13},
url = {https://beta.wga.hu/artists/aertsen-pieter-r990050138dfd04/the-egg-dance-r5b04abe7ba60a9},
urldate = {2026-09-13},
langid = {english}
}ACCESSED 2026-09-13. REPLACE THE AUTHOR FIELD WITH THE COMMENTARY AUTHOR WHERE ONE IS NAMED.
