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A Baptism in Flanders in the 18th Century, 1862

  • oil paint, canvas
  • 79.9 x 127.7 cm
  • Inv. 1909-B

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Felix De Vigne belonged to a famous family of artists in Ghent. He not only painted portraits and historical works but was also an historian. Amongst other things he wrote a guide to medieval costume, which he illustrated himself. In A Baptism in Flanders in the 18th Century, De Vigne tried to go back to the past. The figures are dressed in keeping with eighteenth-century fashions. The family of the child that has just been baptised are members of the wealthy middle class. The artist has contrasted them with a group of homeless people on the left of the painting. The contrast between rich and poor is a recurring theme in nineteenth-century art. The detailed portrayal of the figures and their social world and the narrative element contribute towards the realism of the scene.

Artist

Félix De Vigne RKD VIAF Wikidata
Ghent 1806 - Ghent 1862
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Title A Baptism in Flanders in the 18th Century
Date 1862
Period 19th century
Location Flanders TGN
Signatures, inscriptions, and markings signature and year bottom left: FDe Vigne 1862.
Collection paintings AAT
Object type oil paintings (visual works) AAT
Inventory number 1909-B
Acquisition credit bequest
De Vigne, Julius
Ghent
1909
Current whereabouts Work on display
Permalink https://mskgent.be/collection/work/data/1909-B
IIIF Manifest https://imagehub.mskgent.be/iiif/3/3793/manifest.json
Art & Architecture Thesaurus 300033898 history paintings AAT
Keywords Iconclass 11Q712 church (exterior) Iconclass
11Q73213 godfather and godmother Iconclass
11Q73215 baptism, christening gown Iconclass
11QQ7321 baptism, christening ceremony ~ the first of the seven sacraments - QQ - baptism in the open air Iconclass
23T27(18) modern division of historical epochs ~ centuries (18) Iconclass
25G11 groups of trees Iconclass
25G3 trees Iconclass
25I city-view, and landscape with man-made constructions Iconclass
25I1 city-view in general; 'veduta' Iconclass
25I12 prospect of city, town panorama, silhouette of city Iconclass
31A231 standing figure Iconclass
31A25411 walking arm in arm Iconclass
31A2711 walking Iconclass
31A71 male sex; man Iconclass
31A72 female sex; woman Iconclass
31AA231 standing figure - AA - female human figure Iconclass
31D111 infant, baby ~ the ages of man Iconclass
31D112 child Iconclass
31D11221 boy (child between toddler and youth) Iconclass
31D11222 girl (child between toddler and youth) Iconclass
31D120 Youth, Adolescence, 'Iuventus'; 'Adolescenza', 'Gioventu' (Ripa) Iconclass
31D130 Maidenhood Iconclass
31D14 adult man Iconclass
31D15 adult woman Iconclass
41A housing Iconclass
41A1 civic architecture; edifices; dwellings Iconclass
41A111 hotel, i.e. small palace in city Iconclass
41A14 urban housing Iconclass
41A143 detached house in city Iconclass
41A82 moving (house) Iconclass
41C744 snuff Iconclass
41C7441 snuff-box Iconclass
41D263 walking-stick, staff, cane Iconclass
42A3 mother and baby or young child Iconclass
42A30 motherhood Iconclass
42B12 mother-love Iconclass
42B74 family group, especially parents with their child(ren) Iconclass
42B741 father and child(ren), man and child(ren) (family group) Iconclass
42B742 mother and child(ren), woman and child(ren) (family group) Iconclass
42G2111 father (first degree family relationships) Iconclass
42G2112 mother (first degree family relationships) Iconclass
43C78 (playing with) toys Iconclass
46A15 the poor Iconclass
46A16 the rich Iconclass
46C123 hand-cart Iconclass
61D(BELGIUM) geographical names of countries, regions, mountains, rivers, etc. (names of cities and villages excepted) (BELGIUM) Iconclass
61D(FLANDERS) geographical names of countries, regions, mountains, rivers, etc. (names of cities and villages excepted) (FLANDERS) Iconclass
School / Style historicism (theory) AAT
Catalogus van het Museum van Schoone Kunsten Gent : II: Moderne Meesters / Georges Chabot, Fritz Van Loo. - Gent : Ad. Hoste, 1932 (p. 152)
Museum voor Schone Kunsten Gent : Catalogus schilderkunst ; Deel I: 14de - 18de eeuw ; Deel II: 19de - 20ste eeuw / Robert Hoozee, Johan De Smet, Bruno Fornari, Ruth Monteyne. - Gent : Museum voor Schone Kunsten Gent, 2007 (dl. II, p. 346-347 (ill.))
Museum voor Schone Kunsten Gent : De collectie (tentoonstelling vanaf 21 maart 2021) / Johan De Smet, Bart Ooghe, Frederica Van Dam, Lieven Van Den Abeele, Cathérine Verleysen. - Gent : Museum voor Schone Kunsten Gent, 2021
Musée des Beaux-Arts de Gand : La Collection (exposition dès le 21 mars 2021) / Johan De Smet, Bart Ooghe, Frederica Van Dam, Lieven Van Den Abeele, Cathérine Verleysen. - Gand : Musée des Beaux-Arts de Gand, 2021
De vrienden rond het museum : Het Gentse kunstnetwerk in relatie tot de collectieuitbreiding van het Museum voor Schone Kunsten Gent (1870-1914) / Julie Landuyt. - [s.l.] : [s.n.], [s.a.] (p. 50)
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