SC - Re: Egg Sizes

[alysk at ix.netcom.com]

Greetings!  Par answered:

>Got a response from my archaeology on the issue.  A quick look revealed
>no indications of egg sizes...

Diego Velazquez did two still lifes with eggs where you can see the approximate 
size.  "Old Woman Poaching Eggs" (1610) was mentioned earlier by someone.  The 
egg is cradled in the woman's hand and would seem to be about a "large" size,
although it might be as small as a "medium", but no smaller.  He also did "Christ
in the House of Martha and Mary" (1618) where the eggs are in a shallow dish.  
Martha's hands are not too far away and the egg looks like it would comfortably 
fit in her fist, about the same size as in the previous still life.  Again, it
looks more like a "large".

Alys Katharine
                            
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