Attached to a rock at centre, two hermits are seated inside the cave at top centre, flanked by Saint Elijah and Saint John the Baptist in top corners. Four female figures flank the title: 'Prayer' and 'Silence' at left; 'Meditation' and 'Self-Discipline' at right. In lower corners, two female saints are seated: St Mary of Egypt and St Mary Magdalene.
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Cornelis I Galle
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Abraham van Diepenbeeck
RKD
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Peter Paul Rubens
RKD
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Balthasar I Moretus
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| Title | Frontispiece for the book Vitæ patrvm : De vita et verbis seniorvm, sive historiæ eremiticæ libri x by Heribert Rosweyde |
| Date | ca. 1628 |
| Period | 17th century |
| Location | Antwerp TGN |
| Medium and support | engravings AAT |
| Collection | print room |
| Object type |
engravings
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reproductive prints AAT illustrations AAT |
| Inventory number | 2015-ML |
| Acquisition credit | unknown |
| Current whereabouts | Work currently not on display |
| Permalink | https://mskgent.be/collection/work/data/2015-ML |
| IIIF Manifest | https://imagehub.mskgent.be/iiif/3/9137/manifest.json |
| Art & Architecture Thesaurus |
300055866
allegory (artistic device)
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300189808 figures (representations) AAT |
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| Keywords Iconclass |
11H(JOHN THE BAPTIST)
John the Baptist; possible attributes: book, reed cross, baptismal cup, honeycomb, lamb, staff
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11HH(MARY MAGDALENE) the penitent harlot Mary Magdalene; possible attributes: book (or scroll), crown, crown of thorns, crucifix, jar of ointment, mirror, musical instrument, palm-branch, rosary, scourge Iconclass 11HH(MARY OF EGYPT) the penitent harlot Mary of Egypt (Maria Aegyptiaca); possible attributes: long hair, three loaves Iconclass 11I62(ELIJAH)31 Elijah as first hermit Iconclass 11Q2 (private) prayer; 'Oratione', 'Preghiere', 'Preghiere a Dio' (Ripa) Iconclass 11Q212 mental prayer, meditation; 'Meditatione', 'Meditatione spirituale' (Ripa) Iconclass 11Q3 ascetic life and practice Iconclass 11Q31 mortification of the senses ~ ascetic life Iconclass 22D9 silence Iconclass 25H119 cave, grotto Iconclass 31A235 sitting figure Iconclass 31A71 male sex; man Iconclass 31A72 female sex; woman Iconclass 31AA235 sitting figure - AA - female human figure Iconclass 45B4 discipline Iconclass 48(+431) art (+ copy, copying ~ work of art) Iconclass |
| School / Style | Baroque AAT |
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