A young man stands beside a basket and jug at the edge of a lake, bending slightly forward over a fishing line. To the right is a tree under which a trap lies. The four-line French caption reports that one can see that the fisherman has thrown out his fishing rod, but not what he is fishing for with it. Fishing was a widespread symbol of amorous activity, based on the notion of the unreliable bait. The trap here represents the trap of love.
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Cornelis II Bloemaert
RKD
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Abraham Bloemaert
RKD
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Pierre I Mariette
RKD
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Pierre II Mariette
RKD
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| Title | The Young Fisherman |
| Date | ca. 1613 - 1692 |
| Period | 17th century |
| Location | Paris TGN |
| Medium and support | burin engraving AAT |
| Signatures, inscriptions, and markings | printed inscription in the representation, bottom left: Mariette excud cum Privilegio Regis |
| printed inscription outside the depiction, below: tu peux voir ce Pescheur jnsigne/ Dans leau jetter ses ameçons (...) mais tu ne peux pas voir sa Ligne/ Hors de leau tirer des poissons. | |
| printed inscription bottom right, outside the depiction: 2 | |
| Collection | print room |
| Object type | burin engraving AAT |
| Inventory number | 2014-KL-2 |
| Acquisition credit |
unknown
2014 |
| Current whereabouts | Work currently not on display |
| Permalink | https://mskgent.be/collection/work/data/2014-KL-2 |
| IIIF Manifest | https://imagehub.mskgent.be/iiif/3/11536/manifest.json |
| Art & Architecture Thesaurus |
300189808
figures (representations)
AAT
300015636 landscapes AAT |
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| Keywords Iconclass |
21D
water (one of the four elements)
Iconclass
25F3 birds Iconclass 25F6 fishes Iconclass 25G3 trees Iconclass 25H2 landscapes with waters, waterscapes, seascapes (in the temperate zone) Iconclass 25H213 river Iconclass 31A231 standing figure Iconclass 31A71 male sex; man Iconclass 31D12 youth, young man, adolescent Iconclass 41A773 container of ceramics: jar, jug, pot, vase Iconclass 41A7751 container made of plant material other than wood: basket Iconclass 48(+431) art (+ copy, copying ~ work of art) Iconclass |
| School / Style | Baroque AAT |
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