Antoine Pierre Steyaert was the son of Bruges painter Antoine Ignace Steyaert, who later moved to Ghent. He mainly acquired a reputation as a painter and draughtsman of landscapes, and often participated in Ghent salons. This self-portrait shows the artist in his familiar environment, his workshop in Onderbergen (Ghent). The view to the right is to the street and the former church of the Dominican abbey, which has now disappeared. The artist leans with his arm on an Italianising landscape, which is representative of his body of work. On the table are the attributes of the painter: a palette, rags, a paint box, a drawing ruler and brush. His father, who specialized in this particular genre, probably painted the moonlight landscape against the wall.
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Anton Pierre Steyaert
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| Title | Self-Portrait |
| Period | 19th century |
| Collection | paintings AAT |
| Object type | oil paintings (visual works) AAT |
| Inventory number | 1968-Q |
| Acquisition credit |
gift
Steyaert, Martha Oostakker (Ghent) 1968 |
| Current whereabouts | Work on display |
| Permalink | https://mskgent.be/collection/work/data/1968-Q |
| IIIF Manifest | https://imagehub.mskgent.be/iiif/3/2945/manifest.json |
| Art & Architecture Thesaurus |
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self-portraits
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300189808 figures (representations) AAT 300015636 landscapes AAT |
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23R14
night
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24B moon as celestial body Iconclass 24B2 full moon Iconclass 24B6 moonlight Iconclass 24B7 moonrise Iconclass 25G11 groups of trees Iconclass 25G3 trees Iconclass 25I city-view, and landscape with man-made constructions Iconclass 25I9 landscape with ruins Iconclass 31A71 male sex; man Iconclass 31D14 adult man Iconclass 41A14 urban housing Iconclass 47G91 collapsing building Iconclass 48C149 ruin of a building ~ architecture Iconclass 48C25(SQUARE) tools, implements of sculptor (SQUARE) Iconclass 48C5111 workshop, studio ~ painter Iconclass 48C51111 studio requisites ~ painter Iconclass 48C512 painter in non-work situation Iconclass 48C513 portrait, self-portrait of painter Iconclass 48C5142 picture within picture Iconclass 48C515 tools, implements of painter Iconclass 48C515(+0) tools, implements of painter (+ variant) Iconclass 48C5152 palette Iconclass 48C5153 brushes ~ implements of painter Iconclass 48C5156 frame of painting, etc. Iconclass 48C534(BURIN) tools, implements of graphic artist (BURIN) Iconclass 48C534(DRAWING PEN) tools, implements of graphic artist (DRAWING PEN) Iconclass 61B2 historical persons Iconclass 61B2(STEYAERT, Anton-Pierre) historical person (STEYAERT, Anton-Pierre) Iconclass 61D(ITALY) geographical names of countries, regions, mountains, rivers, etc. (names of cities and villages excepted) (ITALY) Iconclass 61F(CARTHUSIAN MONASTERY) names of historical buildings, sites, streets, etc. (CARTHUSIAN MONASTERY) Iconclass 61F(ONDERBERGEN) names of historical buildings, sites, streets, etc. (ONDERBERGEN) Iconclass |
| School / Style | Romantic (modern European styles) AAT |
| 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. 313 (ill.)) |
| Kunstenaarsportretten (uit Antwerpen, Brugge en Gent : tentoonstelling Gent, Museum voor Schone Kunsten, 26 mei - 19 augustus 2007) / Dorine Cardyn-Oomen, Nanny Schrijvers, Monique Tahon-Vanroose. - Gent : Vlaamse Kunstcollectie, 2007 (p. 24-25, nr. 21 (ill.)) |
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