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
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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 |
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| 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)
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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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