On the right in this brothel, a young man dances to the music of a piper. In this popular springtime game, while the individual danced, he had to roll an egg into a chalk circle without breaking it and then cover it with a wooden bowl. All this had to be done with the feet without touching any object placed on the ground. This amusement, together with the behaviour of the other figures, served as a moral warning against debauchery.
Collection: Images
Project: 3. Rural world and urban world in the formation of the European identity., 4. Family, daily life and social inequality in Europe.
Chronology: XVI
Scope: Secondary Education, Baccalaureate, University
Link: https://www.rijksmuseum.nl/en/collection/SK-A-3
Resource type: Image
Format: Oil on panel (84 x 172 cm)
Source: Rijksmuseum (Ámsterdam)
Language: English
Date: 1552
Owner: Álvaro Romero González (Modernalia)
Identifier: SK-A-3
Copyright: Rijksmuseum (Ámsterdam)
Abstract: Festive dance where people dance around an egg
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