This triptych originates from the Baudelo Abbey in Ghent. The Antwerp painter Jacob de Backer was commissioned by the abbot, Jacob del Rio, who is portrayed on the panel on the right with his patron saint. Probably partly at the behest of Del Rio, De Backer depicted the story of the miraculous healing of the Jewish king Hizkia on the central panel. Looking at the iconography of this work, the triptych comes together in a compelling way: the cavalry on the panel on the left, the passage from the Old Testament in the centre, and the raising of Lazarus in grisaille on the back of the panels all refer to the salvation from death.
| Artist |
Jacob de Backer
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| Title | The Crucifixion (left wing), The Prophecy of the Recovery of Hezekiah (central panel), Abbot Jacob Delrio with Patron Saint (right wing), The Raising of Lazarus (grisaille, back side of the outer wings) |
| Period | 16th century |
| Location | Antwerp TGN |
| Signatures, inscriptions, and markings | coat of arms with motto on teh right panel of the polyptych, top left: CONCVSSA MANET. |
| inscription on the central panel of the architrave of the polyptych, above the bed: DISPONE DOMVI TVAE QVIA MORIERIS TV & NO VIVES. ESAIAE.38. | |
| inscription polyptych, opened, on the right panel: OBSECRO DNE VIM / PATIOR. RESPONDE / PRO ME. ERVE AIAM / MEA VIT NO PEREAT / PROIICE POST TER / GVM TVVM OMNIA / PCTA MEA ESAI, 38. | |
| inscription polyptych, closed, at the bottom: EGO SV RESVRRECTIO & VITA, QVI CREDIT / IN ME, ETIAM SI MORTVVS FVAERIT VIVET / PATER, GRATIAS AGO TIBI, QVIA SEPER ME / AVDIS VT CREDAT QVIA TV ME MISISTI HAEC / CVM DIXISSET, VOCE MAGNA CLAMAVIT / LAZARE VENI FORAS IOHANIS. C. | |
| Collection | paintings AAT |
| Object type | oil paintings (visual works) AAT |
| Inventory number | S-94 |
| Acquisition credit |
onbekend |
| Current whereabouts | Work on display |
| Permalink | https://mskgent.be/collection/work/data/S-94 |
| IIIF Manifest |
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| Art & Architecture Thesaurus |
300055874
religious symbolism
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300015636 landscapes AAT |
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| Keywords Iconclass |
11C13
tetragram (in Roman or Hebrew script) ~ symbol of God the Father
Iconclass
11D Christ Iconclass 11D3 Christ as adult Iconclass 11D351 Christ suffering (with crown of thorns, head usually turned sidewards) Iconclass 11F the Virgin Mary Iconclass 11H(JAMES THE GREAT)11 the apostle James the Great; possible attributes: book, pilgrim's cloak, hat, shell, staff, and wallet, scroll, sword - male saint as patron, protector, intercessor Iconclass 11HH female saints Iconclass 11P31131 insignia of bishop, e.g. mitre, crozier Iconclass 11P315311 abbot Iconclass 11P3154 habit, frock Iconclass 11Q751 (public) prayer Iconclass 25D11 precious and semiprecious stones Iconclass 25G1 plants (in general) Iconclass 25I9 landscape with ruins Iconclass 31A211 (human) skull Iconclass 31A252 postures and gestures of arms and hands in relation to each other Iconclass 31A71 male sex; man Iconclass 31A72 female sex; woman Iconclass 31D112 child Iconclass 31D14 adult man Iconclass 31D15 adult woman Iconclass 34B11 dog Iconclass 41A11 palace Iconclass 41A23 bedroom Iconclass 41A421(+0) curtains (+ variant) Iconclass 41A711 table Iconclass 41A761 bed Iconclass 41A76122 four poster bed Iconclass 41A7751 container made of plant material other than wood: basket Iconclass 41C37 table-cloth Iconclass 41D221(HEADSCARF) head-gear (HEADSCARF) Iconclass 41D2332 shoes, sandals Iconclass 41D26511 gold-thread embroidery Iconclass 41D266 ornaments, jewels Iconclass 41D2663 ear-rings Iconclass 41D2665 brooch, agraffe, clasp Iconclass 42E31 grave, tomb Iconclass 42E33 sarcophagus Iconclass 42F5 house personnel, servants Iconclass 42F53 manservant, footman Iconclass 44B191 crown (symbol of sovereignty) Iconclass 45C14(LANCE) helved weapons, polearms (for striking, hacking, thrusting): lance Iconclass 45C19(SHIELD) protective weapons: shield Iconclass 45C22 armour Iconclass 45C221 helmet Iconclass 45C41 (military) camp with tents Iconclass 45D313 private soldier Iconclass 46A122 coats of arms, heraldry Iconclass 46C11 road, path Iconclass 61B2(JACOBUS DELRIO) historical person (JACOBUS DELRIO) Iconclass 71 Old Testament Iconclass 71L244 Hezekiah's illness and recovery (2 Kings 20:1-11; Isaiah 38) Iconclass 71L2442 as Isaiah is about to leave the palace God tells him to return to King Hezekiah and to announce his recovery Iconclass 73 New Testament Iconclass 73C public life of Christ: from his baptism until the Passion Iconclass 73C5 miracles of Christ: raising of the dead Iconclass 73C52 the story of Lazarus (John 11:1-44) Iconclass 73C523 the raising of Lazarus ('Lazarus, come out') Iconclass 73C524 Lazarus' shroud is removed Iconclass 73D Passion of Christ Iconclass 73D58 the superscription: I(esus) N(azarenus) R(ex) I(udaeorum) ~ Christ's crucifixion Iconclass 73D6 the crucifixion of Christ: Christ's death on the cross; Golgotha (Matthew 27:45-58; Mark 15:33-45; Luke 23:44-52; John 19:25-38) Iconclass 73D625 bystanders at the foot of the cross, among whom Mary, Mary Magdalene and John the Evangelist; Mary may be shown swooning Iconclass 92D1916 cupids: 'amores', 'amoretti', 'putti' Iconclass |
| School / Style | Renaissance AAT |
| Note des tableaux dessins et estampes déposés dans la ci-devant école de l'abbaye de Baudeloo. Ceux marqués d'un K sont conformes à la note du 10 ventôse an V, trouvés au quartier de l'abbé de Saint-Pierre / Charles Piot. - [s.l.] : [s.n.], [s.a.] (nr. 55) |
| Notice des tableaux du musée de la ville de Gand, situé au local de l'académie royale de dessin, sculpture, architecture, etc. - Gand : D.J. Vanderhaeghen-Hulin, 1846 (nr. 35) |
| Catalogue du musée de peinture de la ville de Gand, 1900 / Louis Maeterlinck. - Gand : Imprimerie Victor Van Doosselaere, 1900 (nr. 13) |
| Museum van Schoone Kunsten : Catalogus ; Oude Meesters, Schilderstukken, teekeningen, plaatsneden (met geschiedkundig overzicht) / Maurice Dupuis, Georges Charles Nicolas Marie Hulin de Loo, Fritz Van Loo. - Gent : Drukkerij F. De Vos, 1938 ; Gent : Stad Gent, 1938 (p. 22-23) |
| Gent / Jan Dhondt, Paul De Keyser. - Antwerpen : De Sikkel, 1947 (p. 293) |
| Flemish Painters : Historical Survey (1430-1830) ; Dictionary ; Bibliographies ; Volume One - Two / Reginald Howard Wilenski. - London : Faber and Faber Limited, 1960 (dl. 1, p. 625) |
| Un 'Juicio Final' inedito de Jacques de Backer / Matías Díaz Padrón. - [s.l.] : [s.n.], [s.a.] (dl. 1, p. 44) |
| The Five Senses by the Antwerp Artist Jacob de Backer / Agnes Czobor. - [s.l.] : [s.n.], [s.a.] (jg. 23, p. 223) |
| Jacques de Backer : Ein Vertreter der florentinisch-römischen Maniera in Antwerpen / Justus Müller Hofstede. - [s.l.] : [s.n.], [s.a.] (jg. 35, p. 230, 232, 234, 238, 252, 340) |
| Museum voor Schone Kunsten Gent = Museum of Fine Arts Ghent / Claudie De Guillebon, Jacques Ostier, Robert Hoozee, Monique Tahon-Vanroose. - Parijs : Association des Amis de "Musées 2000", 1989 (p. 25 (ill.)) |
| Museum voor Schone Kunsten Gent : Catalogus schilderkunst ; Deel I: 14de - 18de eeuw ; Deel II: 19de - 20ste eeuw / Robert Hoozee, Johan De Smet, Bruno Fornari, Ruth Monteyne. - Gent : Museum voor Schone Kunsten Gent, 2007 (dl. I, p. 49 (ill.)) |
| Museum voor Schone Kunsten Gent : De collectie (tentoonstelling vanaf 21 maart 2021) / Johan De Smet, Bart Ooghe, Frederica Van Dam, Lieven Van Den Abeele, Cathérine Verleysen. - Gent : Museum voor Schone Kunsten Gent, 2021 |
| Musée des Beaux-Arts de Gand : La Collection (exposition dès le 21 mars 2021) / Johan De Smet, Bart Ooghe, Frederica Van Dam, Lieven Van Den Abeele, Cathérine Verleysen. - Gand : Musée des Beaux-Arts de Gand, 2021 |
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