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The Egg Dance, ca. 1626 - 1676

  • heightened, burin engraving, paper, watercolour
  • 227 x 296 mm
  • Inv. 2014-LO

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A young man dances to the music of two charivari musicians and a bagpiper in a circle around an egg. Above his head a signboard showing the middle part of a man's trousers, a reference to the erotic nature of the egg dance. On the left, a drinking party looks on. Behind the dancing man, a woman is embraced by a man. In the background, a dancing group and a bagpiper. Above, a one-line text in Latin. Below in the margin a four-line caption in French and Dutch.

Artist

Anonymous Master
engravers (printmakers)AAT

Maerten de VosRKDWikidata
Antwerp 1532 - Antwerp 1603
after

Joannes GalleRKD
Antwerp 1600 - Antwerp 1676
publisherAAT

TitleThe Egg Dance
Date ca. 1626 - 1676
Period17th century
Medium and supportheightened
burin engravingAAT
Signatures, inscriptions, and markings inscription in the depiction, bottom centre: M. de Vos invent.
inscription in the depiction, at the bottom right: Ioan. Galle excud.
inscription outside the depiction, top centre: Has ducunt choreas, qui bacchanalia vivunt.
inscription outside the depiction, bottom left: un: malade riroit, voiant [...] /// .. sa peinture un coeur vivant perçer?
inscription bottom right, outside the depiction: Ghijs bollaert, bouwen blaupype, en [...] /// ...allen over deij te danssen.
inscription bottom right, outside the depiction: D.
stamps (tools) on the reverse: Stad Gent / Museum voor schone kunsten
Collectionprint room
Object type burin engraving AAT
reproductive prints AAT
Inventory number2014-LO
Acquisition credit unknown
2014
Current whereaboutsWork currently not on display
Permalinkhttps://mskgent.be/collection/work/data/2014-LO
IIIF Manifesthttps://imagehub.mskgent.be/iiif/3/8490/manifest.json