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Interior of Saint Peter’s in Rome, 1671

  • oil paint, canvas
  • 151.5 x 131 cm
  • Inv. 1923-C

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The Antwerp painter Van Ehrenberg portrayed both imaginary Renaissance palaces and actual churches in his work. His preference for theatrical staging, dramatic lighting effects and strong spatial arrangements is particularly noteworthy. In this Interior of St Peter’s Basilica in Rome, the principal Roman Catholic Church, he uses the architectural grandeur to create a religious pathos that the protagonists of the Counter-Reformation must have immediately appreciated. His approach is the antithesis of that deployed by Emanuel de Witte and Hendrik van Vliet, who painted austere interior perspectives of Protestant churches.

Artist

Wilhelm Schubert van Ehrenberg RKD
Ehrenberg (?) 1637 - Antwerp 1676
painters (artists)AAT

Title Interior of Saint Peter’s in Rome
Date 1671
Period 17th century
Signatures, inscriptions, and markings signature and year bottom left: S,Van Ehrenberg / Anversa / 1671
inscription top centre: TVES PETRVS ET SVPER HANC PETR.
Collection paintings AAT
Object type oil paintings (visual works) AAT
Inventory number 1923-C
Acquisition credit gift
The Friends of the Museum
Ghent
1923
Current whereabouts Work on display
Permalink https://mskgent.be/collection/work/data/1923-C
IIIF Manifest https://imagehub.mskgent.be/iiif/3/962/manifest.json
Art & Architecture Thesaurus 300124520 interior views AAT
Keywords Iconclass 11Q621 pilgrim(s) Iconclass
11Q71 the place of worship and its equipment ~ Christian churches Iconclass
11Q713 interior of church Iconclass
11Q7131 parts of church interior Iconclass
11Q714113 altar with altar-piece Iconclass
11Q71423 altarcross, crucifix Iconclass
11Q71443 ciborium Iconclass
11Q7221 people in church, walking, talking, etc. Iconclass
22C light Iconclass
22C1 natural light Iconclass
22C8 shadow Iconclass
41A4 decorations (interior of the house) Iconclass
48C14 architectural representations in general Iconclass
48C141 representation of real building (either existing or having existed) Iconclass
48C145 architectural settings in paintings, sculptures, etc. Iconclass
48C161 column, pillar ~ architecture Iconclass
48C162 arch, archivolt ~ architecture Iconclass
48C1621 arcade ~ architecture Iconclass
48C1623 dome ~ architecture Iconclass
61D(ITALY) geographical names of countries, regions, mountains, rivers, etc. (names of cities and villages excepted) (ITALY) Iconclass
61E(ROME) names of cities and villages (ROME) Iconclass
61F(SAINT-PETER’S CHURCH) names of historical buildings, sites, streets, etc. (SAINT-PETER’S CHURCH) Iconclass
School / Style Baroque AAT
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. 54)
Das niederländische Architecturbild / Hans Jantzen. - Braunsweig : Klinkhardt & Biermann, 1979 (p. 47-49)
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. 87 (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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