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The Lion, 1874

  • oil paint, canvas
  • 76.5 x 101 cm
  • Inv. 1874-E

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Towards the end of the nineteenth century Frans Verhas, like his brother Jan, was widely known as a painter of middle-class scenes. His painting The Lion shows his penchant for anecdotal and narrative art. A girl is seeking protection from her mother, having been frightened by her brother who wears a decorative lion’s head and has suddenly brought the animal to life. The scene is set in a middle-class interior with lavishly excessive decoration. Verhas’ focus on the moving light and the rendering of the fabric of the woman’s dress are reminiscent of the work of Alfred Stevens, who at the time was enjoying great international popularity.

Artist

Frans Verhas RKD Wikidata
Dendermonde 1827 - 1832 - Schaerbeek (Brussels) 1894 - 1897
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Title The Lion
Date 1874
Period 19th century
Signatures, inscriptions, and markings signatures (names) left middle to bottom: Franz Verhas / 1874
Collection paintings AAT
Object type oil paintings (visual works) AAT
Inventory number 1874-E
Acquisition credit purchase
salon
Ghent
1874
Current whereabouts Work on display
Permalink https://mskgent.be/collection/work/data/1874-E
IIIF Manifest https://imagehub.mskgent.be/iiif/3/198/manifest.json
Art & Architecture Thesaurus 300139140 genre pictures AAT
Keywords Iconclass 25F23(LION) beasts of prey, predatory animals: lion Iconclass
31D11221 boy (child between toddler and youth) Iconclass
31D11222 girl (child between toddler and youth) Iconclass
31D120 Youth, Adolescence, 'Iuventus'; 'Adolescenza', 'Gioventu' (Ripa) Iconclass
31D130 Maidenhood Iconclass
41A2 interior of the house Iconclass
41A4 decorations (interior of the house) Iconclass
41A431 rugs (textiles) Iconclass
41A722 couch, sofa, settee Iconclass
41B214 chimney Iconclass
41B2141 chimney-piece, mantelpiece Iconclass
41B2142 chimney ornaments Iconclass
42A3 mother and baby or young child Iconclass
42A30 motherhood Iconclass
42B83 the good child versus the naughty child Iconclass
42B831 the good child Iconclass
42B832 the naughty child Iconclass
42G2112 mother (first degree family relationships) Iconclass
42G212 children (first degree family relationships) Iconclass
42G2121 son (first degree family relationships) Iconclass
42G2122 daughter (first degree family relationships) Iconclass
43C752 teasing (children's games and plays) Iconclass
56DD1 Fear, Dread; 'Paura', 'Timidita o Timore', 'Timore' (Ripa) Iconclass
School / Style realism (artistic form of expression) AAT
Romantic (modern European styles) AAT
Catalogus van het Museum van Schoone Kunsten Gent : II: Moderne Meesters / Georges Chabot, Fritz Van Loo. - Gent : Ad. Hoste, 1932 (p. 147)
De Dendermondse schilderschool : Een kunsthistorische benadering / Jean-Pierre De Bruyn. - Dendermonde : Ronde Tafel 57, 1982 (p. 43, 44 (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. II, p. 338-339 (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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