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Second Study for the Frontispiece of 'Les Epaves' by Charles Baudelaire, ca. 1865

  • pencils (drawing and writing equipment), coloured pencil, sepia (ink), paper
  • 165 x 109 mm
  • Inv. 2003-J-B

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The literary works illustrated by Félicien Rops form a true pantheon of symbolic literature. The artist made illustrations for texts, among others, by Charles Baudelaire, Stéphane Mallarmé, Paul Verlaine and his Belgian friend, Théo Hannon. Rops also designed the frontispiece for the collection of poems, Les Epaves by Baudelaire in 1866. The central theme of the composition is the tree of life nourished by the seven deadly sins. With this piece, the artist introduced the theme of the skeleton to his oeuvre for the first time.

Artist

Félicien Rops RKD VIAF Wikidata
Namur 1833 - Corbeil-Essonnes 1898
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Title Second Study for the Frontispiece of 'Les Epaves' by Charles Baudelaire
Date ca. 1865
Period 19th century
Collection print room
Object type pencil drawings AAT
illustrations AAT
Inventory number 2003-J-B
Acquisition credit purchase
Rossaert
Antwerp
2003
Current whereabouts Work currently not on display
Permalink https://mskgent.be/collection/work/data/2003-J-B
IIIF Manifest https://imagehub.mskgent.be/iiif/3/5491/manifest.json
Art & Architecture Thesaurus 300056485 fantastic art AAT
Keywords Iconclass 11N1 Vice, Evil, Sin; 'Peccato' (Ripa) Iconclass
11N3 the Seven Deadly Sins (personified) Iconclass
11N31 Pride; 'Superbia' (Ripa) ~ personification of one of the Seven Deadly Sins Iconclass
11N32 Envy; 'Invidia' (Ripa) ~ personification of one of the Seven Deadly Sins Iconclass
11N33 Anger; 'Ira' (Ripa) ~ personification of one of the Seven Deadly Sins Iconclass
11N34 Covetousness; 'Avaritia' (Ripa) ~ personification of one of the Seven Deadly Sins Iconclass
11N35 Gluttony, Intemperance, 'Gula'; 'Gola', 'Ingordigia', 'Ingordigia overo Avidita', 'Voracita' (Ripa) ~ personification of one of the Seven Deadly Sins Iconclass
11N36 Lust, Luxury, 'Luxuria'; 'Lussuria' (Ripa) ~ personification of one of the Deadly Sins Iconclass
11N37 Sloth, Indolence, 'Acedia', 'Desidia'; 'Accidia' (Ripa) ~ personification of one of the Seven Deadly Sins Iconclass
25F3 birds Iconclass
25F38(OSTRICH) walker and runner birds: ostrich Iconclass
25G11 groups of trees Iconclass
25G3 trees Iconclass
25G31 shrubs Iconclass
25H153 bush, shrubs ~ forest Iconclass
31A21 (human) skeleton Iconclass
31A211 (human) skull Iconclass
31F26 Death as skeleton Iconclass
31F3 dance of Death; Death together with one or more human beings Iconclass
48A9831 foliage, tendrils, branches ~ ornament Iconclass
48A9877 ornament ~ medallion Iconclass
48AA9831 foliage, tendrils, branches ~ ornament - AA - stylized Iconclass
49M411 frontispiece Iconclass
61B2(CHARLES BAUDELAIRE) historical person (CHARLES BAUDELAIRE) Iconclass
61B2(EUSTACHE-HYACINTHE LANGLOIS) historical person (EUSTACHE-HYACINTHE LANGLOIS) Iconclass
71A321 Garden of Eden, paradise Iconclass
71A3212 the tree of life and the tree of knowledge of good and evil Iconclass
83(BAUDELAIRE, Les Épaves) (scenes from) specific works of literature (BAUDELAIRE, Les Épaves) Iconclass
83(LANGLOIS, Sur les danses des morts) (scenes from) specific works of literature (LANGLOIS, Sur les danses des morts) Iconclass
92D1916 cupids: 'amores', 'amoretti', 'putti' Iconclass
93D1 Pegasus, the winged horse Iconclass
School / Style Symbolism (artistic concept) AAT
Autour des Épaves de Charles Baudelaire (exposition Namur, Musée provincial Félicien Rops du 8 mai au 30 août 1999) / André Guyaux, Hélène Védrine. - Namur : Musée provincial Félicien Rops (Namen), 1999 (nr. 42)
Decadence and Dark Dreams : Belgian Symbolism (exhibition Berlin, Alte Nationalgalerie, 18.09.2020 - 17.01.2021) / Ralph Gleis, Maja Brodrecht, Johan De Smet, Jane Block, Hans Körner. - Berlin : Staatliche Museen zu Berlin-Nationalgalerie, 2020 (p. 234-235)
Dekadenz und dunkle Träume : Der belgische Symbolismus (Ausstellung Berlin, Alte Nationalgalerie, 18.09.2020 - 17.01.2021) / Ralph Gleis, Maja Brodrecht, Johan De Smet, Jane Block, Hans Körner. - Berlin : Staatliche Museen zu Berlin-Nationalgalerie, 2020
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