The false prophet is depicted as a predatory wolf in sheep's clothing. He stands on a pedestal with a wolf and preaches in the midst of the people. Several elements of the representation are accompanied by letters corresponding to the legend in the margin that are missing from the version cut at the edges in the version in Ghent.
| Artist |
Antonius II Wierix
RKD
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Bernardino Passeri
RKD
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| Title | False Prophets |
| Date | 1593 |
| Period | 16th century |
| Location | Antwerp TGN |
| Medium and support | burin engraving AAT |
| Signatures, inscriptions, and markings | printed inscription in the dipiction, at the top: A |
| printed inscription in the depiction, top left: E F D C | |
| printed inscription in the depiction, at the bottom right: B | |
| printed inscription outside the depiction, bottom left: Bern. Pass. Rom. invent. | |
| printed inscription bottom right, outside the depiction: Anton. Wierx Sculp. | |
| inscription on the back, bottom right: 10 | |
| Collection | print room |
| Object type | burin engraving AAT |
| Inventory number | 2014-F |
| Acquisition credit |
unknown
2014 |
| Current whereabouts | Work currently not on display |
| Permalink | https://mskgent.be/collection/work/data/2014-F |
| IIIF Manifest | https://imagehub.mskgent.be/iiif/3/11373/manifest.json |
| Art & Architecture Thesaurus |
300189808
figures (representations)
AAT
300055874 religious symbolism AAT 300015571 cityscapes (representations) AAT 300015636 landscapes AAT |
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| Keywords Iconclass |
11Q712
church (exterior)
Iconclass
25F23(WOLF) beasts of prey, predatory animals: wolf Iconclass 41A1 civic architecture; edifices; dwellings Iconclass 41A14 urban housing Iconclass 47I213 sheep Iconclass 48(+431) art (+ copy, copying ~ work of art) Iconclass 57AA621 Cheat, Deceit; 'Fraude', 'Inganno' (Ripa) Iconclass 57AA6221 Lie; 'Bugia' (Ripa) Iconclass 73 New Testament Iconclass 73C8 Christ as teacher (part II): parables and proverbial sayings of Christ Iconclass 73C82 parables and proverbial sayings of Christ ~ the animal world Iconclass 73C824 false prophets in sheep's clothing ~ parable of the good shepherd (Matthew 7:15) Iconclass |
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