The Master of the Fertility of the Egg - Madcap scene with dwarves, birds and the ubiquitous lobsters.
The Master of the Fertility of the Egg’s works are characterised by a curious zoomorphic imagery. He belongs among the circle of Faustino Bocchi (1659-1742) and the artist’s moniker derives from the canvas in the Milwaukee Art Museum, Wisconsin (inv. no. M. 1963-26). The figures and animals in his paintings are often seen in profile and silhouetted against dark, flat backgrounds that enclose his compositions. The profiles of the figures overlap one another in layered planes. These animals and dwarfs play out the same activities as people, in a frenetic and disorganised multitude of actions and reactions, that are poised between the absurd and the grotesque. Striped cats duel, plucked chickens flee frogs armed with swords, elegantly dressed geese sit at laid tables with slow-witted monkeys and well-mannered turkeys and it is difficult to interpret their real meaning. Dorotheum
Size: 4560px × 3347px
Photo credit: © steeve-x-art / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
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