Some are cracked, some are fried, some are just hanging around: Eggs in art from Piero della Francesca to Banksy.

(photo: Teatro Muséo Dalí, Alberto-g-rovi)

1. Piero della Francesca, Brera Madonna, 1472-74

Piero della Francesca, Brera Madonna, 1472-74 – © Creative Commons

2. Leonardo da Vinci, Leda and the Swan, 1505-10

Leonardo da Vinci, Leda and the Swan, 1505-10 – © Creative Commons

3. Hieronymus Bosch, Concert in the Egg, c. 1561

Hieronymus Bosch, Concert in the Egg, c. 1561 – © Creative Commons

4. Bachiacca, Leda and the Swan, 16th century

Bachiacca, Leda and the Swan, 16th century – © Creative Commons

 5. Georg Flegel, Snack with fried eggs, c. 1600

Georg Flegel, Snack with Fried Eggs, c. 1600 – © Creative Commons

6. Diego Velázquez, An old woman cooking eggs, 1618

Diego Velázquez, An old woman cooking eggs, 1618 – © Creative Commons

 7. Paul Cézanne, Still Life with Bread and Eggs, 1865

Paul Cézanne, Still Life with Bread and Eggs, 1865 – © Creative Commons

 8. Salvador Dalí, Teatro Museo Dalí in Figueres/Spain, 1974

Salvador Dalí, Teatro Museo Dalí, 1974 – photo: Alberto-g-rovi

 9. Andy Goldsworthy, Stone Egg near Penpont, c. 2000

Andy Goldsworthy, Stone Egg near Penpont, c. 2000 – photo: M J Richardson

 10. Henk Hofstra, “Art Eggcident” in Leeuwarden/Netherlands, 2008

Henk Hofstra, “Art Eggcident” in Leeuwarden, 2008 – photo: Christiaan Triebert

Yes – there are plenty more eggs in art: Réne Magritte, Claes Oldenburg, Jeff Koons, Constantin Brancusi, Anish Kapoor, Banksy…

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