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Frontispiece for 'Les Epaves' by Charles Baudelaire, 1866

  • etching, drypoint, paper
  • 160 x 102 mm
  • Inv. 2003-J-D

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The literary works illustrated by Félicien Rops form a true pantheon of symbolic literature. The artist made illustrations for texts, among others, by Charles Baudelaire, Stéphane Mallarmé, Paul Verlaine and his Belgian friend, Théo Hannon. Rops also designed the frontispiece for the collection of poems, Les Epaves by Baudelaire in 1866. The central theme of the composition is the tree of life nourished by the seven deadly sins. With this piece, the artist introduced the theme of the skeleton to his oeuvre for the first time.

Artist

Félicien Rops RKD VIAF Wikidata
Namur 1833 - Corbeil-Essonnes 1898
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Charles Baudelaire
Paris 1821 - Paris 1867
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Title Frontispiece for 'Les Epaves' by Charles Baudelaire
Date 1866
Period 19th century
Medium and support etching AAT
drypoint AAT
Signatures, inscriptions, and markings signatures (names) in the depiction, bottom centre: Félicien Rops
inscription centre: LES EPAVES / DE CHARLES BAUDELAIRE
inscription in the depiction, bottom centre: INVIDIA ; PIGRITIA ; LIBIDO ; SUPERBIA ; GULA ; IRA ; AVARITIA
inscription in the depiction, bottom centre: VIRTUS DURISSIMA COQUIT
Collection print room
Object type etching AAT
drypoint AAT
illustrations AAT
Inventory number 2003-J-D
Acquisition credit purchase
Rossaert
Antwerp
2003
Current whereabouts Work currently not on display
Permalink https://mskgent.be/collection/work/data/2003-J-D
IIIF Manifest https://imagehub.mskgent.be/iiif/3/5493/manifest.json
Art & Architecture Thesaurus 300056485 fantastic art AAT
Keywords Iconclass 11N1 Vice, Evil, Sin; 'Peccato' (Ripa) Iconclass
11N3 the Seven Deadly Sins (personified) Iconclass
11N31 Pride; 'Superbia' (Ripa) ~ personification of one of the Seven Deadly Sins Iconclass
11N32 Envy; 'Invidia' (Ripa) ~ personification of one of the Seven Deadly Sins Iconclass
11N33 Anger; 'Ira' (Ripa) ~ personification of one of the Seven Deadly Sins Iconclass
11N34 Covetousness; 'Avaritia' (Ripa) ~ personification of one of the Seven Deadly Sins Iconclass
11N35 Gluttony, Intemperance, 'Gula'; 'Gola', 'Ingordigia', 'Ingordigia overo Avidita', 'Voracita' (Ripa) ~ personification of one of the Seven Deadly Sins Iconclass
11N36 Lust, Luxury, 'Luxuria'; 'Lussuria' (Ripa) ~ personification of one of the Deadly Sins Iconclass
11N37 Sloth, Indolence, 'Acedia', 'Desidia'; 'Accidia' (Ripa) ~ personification of one of the Seven Deadly Sins Iconclass
25F3 birds Iconclass
25F38(OSTRICH) walker and runner birds: ostrich Iconclass
25G11 groups of trees Iconclass
25G3 trees Iconclass
25G31 shrubs Iconclass
25H153 bush, shrubs ~ forest Iconclass
31A21 (human) skeleton Iconclass
31A211 (human) skull Iconclass
31F26 Death as skeleton Iconclass
31F3 dance of Death; Death together with one or more human beings Iconclass
48A9831 foliage, tendrils, branches ~ ornament Iconclass
48A9877 ornament ~ medallion Iconclass
48AA9831 foliage, tendrils, branches ~ ornament - AA - stylized Iconclass
49M411 frontispiece Iconclass
61B2(CHARLES BAUDELAIRE) historical person (CHARLES BAUDELAIRE) Iconclass
61B2(EUSTACHE-HYACINTHE LANGLOIS) historical person (EUSTACHE-HYACINTHE LANGLOIS) Iconclass
71A321 Garden of Eden, paradise Iconclass
71A3212 the tree of life and the tree of knowledge of good and evil Iconclass
83(BAUDELAIRE, Les Épaves) (scenes from) specific works of literature (BAUDELAIRE, Les Épaves) Iconclass
83(LANGLOIS, Sur les danses des morts) (scenes from) specific works of literature (LANGLOIS, Sur les danses des morts) Iconclass
92D1916 cupids: 'amores', 'amoretti', 'putti' Iconclass
93D1 Pegasus, the winged horse Iconclass
School / Style Symbolism (artistic concept) AAT
Félicien Rops : Catalogue raisonné de l'oeuvre gravé et lithographié ; Tome I. Les lithographies ; Tome II - III: Les eaux-fortes / Eugène Rouir. - Bruxelles : Claude Van Loock, 1987-1992
Autour des Épaves de Charles Baudelaire (exposition Namur, Musée provincial Félicien Rops du 8 mai au 30 août 1999) / André Guyaux, Hélène Védrine. - Namur : Musée provincial Félicien Rops (Namen), 1999 (nr. 54)
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