The Egg Dance

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From "A Family Collects: Paintings and Sculpture from the Codman House," Concord Museum, 1993-1994: Ogden Codman traded one of the paintings he inherited from his father for this spirited genre scene depicting the ancient custom of the Egg Dance. The challenge of this ritual was not to break the egg. Until recent conservation revealed the monogram "JM" in the lower left corner, this painting was thought to be the work of Molenaer's contemporary, Adriaen van Ostade, who specialized in paintings of groups of people in cluttered interiors.

Associated Person

Codman, Ogden, 1839-1904
McMaster (?), James

Associated Building

Original to Codman House (Lincoln, Mass.),

Maker

Molenaer, Jan Miensz, 1610-1668 (Painter)
Formerly attributed to Van Ostade, Adriaen, 1610-1685 (Painter)

Location of Origin

Haarlem, Netherlands; Holland

Dimensions

30.125 x 24.25 x 1.5 (HxWxD) (inches)

Credit Line

Bequest of Dorothy S.F.M. Codman

Accession Number

1969.853