Why it matters
An old woman scolds a young man for breaking the eggs in a servant girl's basket, while the girl sits dejectedly on the floor and a child tries to mend a broken egg.
Did you know?
- It was painted in 1756.
- Greuze showed it at the Salon of 1757.
- The Metropolitan Museum acquired it in 1920.
Based on the Wikipedia article Broken Eggs (CC BY-SA 4.0).
