The Enigma, 1875

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Antwerp 1849 - Saint-Gilles (Brussels) 1904
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Brussels
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sculpture figures (representations) symbolism (artistic concept) (symbolic) representations ~ creation, cosmos, cosmogony, universe, and life (in the broadest sense) female sex; woman 19th century

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Artist	Juliaan Dillens RKD Antwerp 1849 - Saint-Gilles (Brussels) 1904 sculptorsAAT
	Fonderie Nationale des Bronzes Brussels foundriesAAT
Title	The Enigma
Date	1875
Period	19th century
Location	Brussels TGN
Signatures, inscriptions, and markings	signature and year on left-hand side of plinth: JULIEN DILLENS 1875
	inscription on the front of the plinth: een Raadsel (sphinx)
	inscription at the back, on the plinth: MEDEE HECUBE
	inscription on the base next to the left foot
	studio stamp on the back, right on the plinth: COMPie DES BRONZES / CIRE / PERDUE / BRUXELLES
Collection	sculpture AAT
Object type	bronze AAT
Inventory number	1906-FF
Acquisition credit	purchase salon Ghent 1906
Current whereabouts	Work on display
Permalink	https://mskgent.be/collection/work/data/1906-FF
IIIF Manifest	https://imagehub.mskgent.be/iiif/3/425/manifest.json

Art & Architecture Thesaurus	300189808 figures (representations) AAT 300055865 symbolism (artistic concept) AAT
Keywords Iconclass	10 (symbolic) representations ~ creation, cosmos, cosmogony, universe, and life (in the broadest sense) Iconclass 31A72 female sex; woman Iconclass 31AA the (nude) human figure; 'Corpo humano' (Ripa) - AA - female human figure Iconclass 31AA232 leaning figure - AA - female human figure Iconclass 31AA235 sitting figure - AA - female human figure Iconclass 31AA2421 head turned to the left - AA - female human figure Iconclass 31D15 adult woman Iconclass 43C59 puzzle, riddle, conundrum, enigma Iconclass
School / Style	realism (artistic form of expression) AAT

Catalogue du Musée des Beaux-Arts de Gand, publié par les soins de la Commision directrice / Georges Charles Nicolas Marie Hulin de Loo, Albert Dutry, Joseph Casier, Louis Maeterlinck. - Gand : Imprimerie C. Annoot-Braeckman, 1909 ; Gand : Ad. Hoste, 1909 (p. 151)
Julien Dillens (Fonds Richard de Moor). - [s.l.] : [s.n.], [s.a.]
De vrienden van Scribe : De Europese smaak van een Gents mecenas (tentoonstelling Gent, Museum voor Schone Kunsten, 12 december 1998 - 14 maart 1999) / Monique Tahon-Vanroose, Robert Hoozee. - Gent : Snoeck-Ducaju & Zoon, 1998 ; Antwerpen : Pandora, 1998 (p. 107, 108 (ill.), 175 (ill.))
Ensor tot Bosch : naar een vlaamsekunstcollectie (tentoonstelling Brussel, Paleis voor Schone Kunsten, 15 juni 2005 - 11 september 2005) / Till-Holger Borchert, Dorine Cardyn-Oomen, Bruno Fornari, Peter Carpreau, Dominiek Dendooven, Johan De Smet. - Leuven : Davidsfonds, 2005 ; Brussel : Mercatorfonds, 2005 ; Brussel : BOZAR BOOKS, 2005 (p. 128)
onder vrienden : 225 jaar verzamelaars rond het Museum voor Schone Kunsten Gent (tentoonstelling Gent, Museum voor Schone Kunsten Gent, 25.11.2023 - 28.04.2024) / Johan De Smet, Frederica Van Dam, Willy Van der Gucht, Manfred Sellink. - Gent : Museum voor Schone Kunsten Gent, 2023 ; Gent : De Vrienden van het Museum, 2023 (p. 183, cat. 184 (ill.))

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