The boy Phaethon kneels by his mother Clymene; he complains to her that Epaphus has questioned his divine origin. Clymene then points to the sky, insisting that the sun god is really his father. She advises Phaëton to seek out his father.
| Artist |
Hendrick Goltzius
RKD
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Hendrick Goltzius
RKD
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Willem Hessels van Elst
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Hendrick Goltzius
RKD
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| Title | Clymene Points to Phaethon's Father, the God of the Sun, to Ovid's Metamorphoses |
| Date | 1590 |
| Period | 16th century |
| Location | Haarlem TGN |
| Medium and support | burin engraving AAT |
| Signatures, inscriptions, and markings | printed inscription outside the depiction, bottom left: 20 |
| printed inscription outside the depiction, left middle: Opprobrys Epaphi Phaeton marcescit amaris/ Quamq. potest Clymenen ut ferat oratopen. | |
| printed inscription outside the depiction, centre right: Illa sui Solis radiantia lumina monstras,/ Per Styga, perq. deos deierat esse patrem. | |
| Collection | print room |
| Object type | burin engraving AAT |
| Inventory number | 2014-MK-9 |
| Acquisition credit |
unknown
2014 |
| Current whereabouts | Work currently not on display |
| Permalink | https://mskgent.be/collection/work/data/2014-MK-9 |
| IIIF Manifest | https://imagehub.mskgent.be/iiif/3/11690/manifest.json |
| Art & Architecture Thesaurus |
300417629
mythologies (religious concept)
AAT
300189808 figures (representations) AAT 300015636 landscapes AAT |
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| Keywords Iconclass |
24A
sun as celestial body
Iconclass
25G3 trees Iconclass 25I3 farm or solitary house in landscape Iconclass 26A clouds Iconclass 31A25331 pointing to the forehead with the index finger Iconclass 41A17 farm (building) Iconclass 48(+431) art (+ copy, copying ~ work of art) Iconclass 83(OVID, Metamorphoses) (scenes from) specific works of literature (OVID, Metamorphoses) Iconclass 9 Classical Mythology and Ancient History Iconclass 92 gods ~ classical mythology Iconclass 92B3 (story of) Apollo (Phoebus) Iconclass 92B37111 the chariot of the sun Iconclass 92B391 Phaethon Iconclass 92B3911 story of Phaethon and the chariot of the sun Iconclass 92B39111 Phaethon is taunted with not having a father, by Epaphus, son of Io and Jupiter Iconclass 92B39112 Phaethon complaining to his mother Clymene, the Oceanid Iconclass |
| School / Style | Renaissance AAT |
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