| Artist |
Pieter I van der Borcht
RKD
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|---|---|
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Jan Philipsz. Schabaelje
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| Title | The Magi on the road to Bethlehem and The Adoration of the Magi, from the series Imagines et figurae bibliorum |
| Date |
ca. 1582 - 1593
ca. 1653 - 1654 |
| Period | 16th century |
| Location | Amsterdam TGN |
| Medium and support | etching AAT |
| Signatures, inscriptions, and markings | printed inscription in the dipiction, at the top: Matthei. 2. 9. |
| printed inscription in the dipiction, at the top: Gentium lux. | |
| printed inscription in the representation, bottom left: Pe. V. Borcht | |
| printed inscription in the depiction, at the bottom right: 63 | |
| stamps (tools) on the back, bottom right: Stad Gent / Museum voor Schone Kunsten | |
| Collection | print room |
| Object type | etching AAT |
| Inventory number | 2013-ABQ |
| Acquisition credit | unknown |
| Current whereabouts | Work currently not on display |
| Permalink | https://mskgent.be/collection/work/data/2013-ABQ |
| IIIF Manifest | https://imagehub.mskgent.be/iiif/3/6468/manifest.json |
| Art & Architecture Thesaurus |
300055874
religious symbolism
AAT
300189808 figures (representations) AAT 300015636 landscapes AAT |
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| Keywords Iconclass |
11D
Christ
Iconclass
11D21 Christ-child (with attributes) Iconclass 11F the Virgin Mary Iconclass 11F4211 Mary sitting or enthroned, the Christ-child in front of her, standing in her lap (or in front of her bosom) Iconclass 11H(JOSEPH) the foster-father of Christ, Joseph of Nazareth, husband of Mary; possible attributes: flowering rod or wand, lily, carpenter's tools Iconclass 24D stars Iconclass 25F24(DROMEDARY) hoofed animals: dromedary Iconclass 25H2 landscapes with waters, waterscapes, seascapes (in the temperate zone) Iconclass 25H2143 pond, pool Iconclass 25I city-view, and landscape with man-made constructions Iconclass 25I12 prospect of city, town panorama, silhouette of city Iconclass 31A231 standing figure Iconclass 31A233 kneeling figure Iconclass 31A235 sitting figure Iconclass 31A25331 pointing to the forehead with the index finger Iconclass 31A71 male sex; man Iconclass 31A72 female sex; woman Iconclass 31AA231 standing figure - AA - female human figure Iconclass 33A4 bringing gifts; exchanging gifts Iconclass 41AA161 country-house - AA - civic architecture: inside Iconclass 41D266 ornaments, jewels Iconclass 44B113 king Iconclass 44B191 crown (symbol of sovereignty) Iconclass 46C131 riding a horse, ass, or mule; rider, horseman Iconclass 46C13141 horse Iconclass 46C133 pack-animal Iconclass 47I2271 stall, stable Iconclass 61E(BETHLEHEM) names of cities and villages (BETHLEHEM) Iconclass 73B2 adoration of the Christ-child ~ Christ's birth Iconclass 73B5 the story of the three Wise Men (kings or Magi) (Matthew 2:1-12) Iconclass 73B55 the star appears again and guides the three Wise Men to Bethlehem Iconclass 73B56 the arrival of the three Wise Men in Bethlehem Iconclass 73B57 adoration of the kings: the Wise Men present their gifts to the Christ-child (gold, frankincense and myrrh) Iconclass 73B591 (later life of) Melchior, the bearded 'Asian' king Iconclass 73B592 (later life of) Caspar, the youthful 'European' king Iconclass 73B593 (later life of) Balthasar, the 'African' (negro) king Iconclass |
| School / Style | Renaissance AAT |
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