Broken Eggs (Metropolitan Museum of Art)

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Broken Eggs
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Artist Jean-Baptiste Greuze
Year1756
MediumOil on canvas
Dimensions73 cm× 94 cm(29 in× 37 in)
Location Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York City

Broken Eggs is a mid 18th century painting by French artist Jean-Baptiste Greuze. Done in oil on canvas, the painting depicts a family discussing "broken eggs", which may be a metaphor for the loss of the young girl's virginity. [1] The work is on display at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in Gallery 631. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Broken Eggs". www.metmuseum.org. Retrieved 2018-10-18.