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Le uova rotte

1756
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 631
Anche se questo dipinto venne eseguito a Roma e presenta ambiente e costumi italiani, la fonte del soggetto ritratto è un quadro olandese del Seicento dell’artista Frans van Mieris il Vecchio, Le uova rotte (Museo dell’Ermitage, San Pietroburgo), che Greuze conosceva attraverso un’ incisione. Le uova rotte simboleggiano la perdita della verginità. Il bambino che cerca di ricomporre le uova rappresenta l’ignara innocenza dell’infanzia. Il quadro suscitò una reazione favorevole quando fu esibito al Salon di Parigi nel 1757.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Titolo: Le uova rotte
  • Artista: Jean-Baptiste Greuze, Francese, 1725-1805
  • Data: 1756
  • Materiale e tecnica: Olio su tela
  • Dimensioni: 73 x 94 cm
  • Crediti: Lascito di William K. Vanderbilt, 1920
  • Numero d'inventario: 20.155.8
  • Curatorial Department: European Paintings

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