The embrace and intertwining that are typical of Minne can also be seen in Man Grieving over a Dead Deer from 1896. The reclining figure protects both himself and the dead animal. Just as in The Lost Son, Minne places the emotional expression not only at the level of the face, but he makes every component of the composition equally expressive. The man surrenders himself completely to his grief. In his total love, he returns to earth, as it were, and becomes one with death. Minne probably borrowed the pose of the man from Rodin. Typical for the Ghent artist, however, is the poor, despondent physique.
| Artist |
George Minne
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| Title | Man Grieving over a Dead Deer |
| Date | 1896 |
| Period | 19th century |
| Collection | sculpture AAT |
| Object type | bronze AAT |
| Inventory number | 1949-AN |
| Acquisition credit |
purchase
Burthoul-Baesjou, Elie (coll.) Brussels 1949 |
| Current whereabouts | Work on display |
| Permalink | https://mskgent.be/collection/work/data/1949-AN |
| IIIF Manifest | https://imagehub.mskgent.be/iiif/3/2083/manifest.json |
| Art & Architecture Thesaurus |
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figures (representations)
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300263554 animal paintings AAT 300055865 Symbolism (artistic concept) AAT |
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25F24(HIND)
hoofed animals (HIND)
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31A the (nude) human figure; 'Corpo humano' (Ripa) Iconclass 31A236 lying figure Iconclass 31A71 male sex; man Iconclass 31D14 adult man Iconclass 32A22 thin (human type) Iconclass 32A22(+0) thin (human type) (+ variant) Iconclass 42E131 mourning the dead Iconclass 42E132 lamentation (~ burial rites) Iconclass 56BB1 Pain, Sorrow, Sadness; 'Dolore', 'Dolore di Zeusi' (Ripa) Iconclass 56BB2 Unhappiness; 'Infelicita' (Ripa) Iconclass 56BB22 Misery; 'Miseria mondana' (Ripa) Iconclass 56DD11 Despair; 'Disperatione' (Ripa) Iconclass |
| School / Style | Symbolism (artistic concept) AAT |
| George Minne en de kunst rond 1900 (Tentoonstelling Gent, Museum voor Schone Kunsten, 18.09.1982 - 05.12.1982) / Robert Hoozee, Monique Tahon-Vanroose, Albert Alhadeff. - Brussel : Gemeentekrediet, 1982 (p. 130-131, cat. 58 (ill.)) |
| Tong III : Brussels Calling (tentoonstelling Roosendaal, Museum Tongerlohuys, 08.11.2008 - 08.02.2009) / Loes Ceha, Berend Hoekstra, Lisette Schreurs, Janine Verster. - Roosendaal : Museum Tongerlohuys, 2008 |
| Signes des temps : oeuvres visionnaires d'avant 1914 (exposition Namur, BAM (Beaux-Arts Mons), 22.08 - 23.11.2014) / Nikola Doll, Sabine Fastert, Felix Jaeger, Denis Laoureux, Jörg Trempler. - Mons : BAM-Musée des Beaux-Arts de Mons, 2014 |
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