In this genre scene, Théodore Jozef Canneel gives us a romanticized picture of the emperor’s private life. In 1522, Johanna van der Gheynst, the daughter of a tapestry-weaver in the region of Oudenaarde, gave birth to a daughter who later became Margaret of Parma. Canneel’s work is sober, with an eye for detail, but unlike Henry Leys, his historic realism is always secondary to the story. In addition to portraits, historical work and genre scenes, Canneel also focused on monumental painting. For example he painted the frescos in the Churches of the Holy Saviour and St Anne in Ghent.
| Artist |
Théodore-Joseph Canneel
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| Title | Emperor Charles and His Mistress Johanna Van der Gheynst at the Cradle of their Daughter Margaret |
| Date | 1844 |
| Period | 19th century |
| Location | Ghent TGN |
| Signatures, inscriptions, and markings | Signature, location and year bottom right: T.J. CANNEEL / Gent 1844. |
| Collection | paintings AAT |
| Object type | oil paintings (visual works) AAT |
| Inventory number | 1911-EG |
| Acquisition credit |
bequest
Vermeersch, Gustave Saint-Gilles (Brussels) 1911 |
| Current whereabouts | Work currently not on display |
| Permalink | https://mskgent.be/collection/work/data/1911-EG |
| IIIF Manifest | https://imagehub.mskgent.be/iiif/3/508/manifest.json |
| Art & Architecture Thesaurus | 300033898 history paintings AAT |
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| Keywords Iconclass |
23T27(16)
modern division of historical epochs ~ centuries (16)
Iconclass
25G4(REED) plants and herbs: reed Iconclass 31A231 standing figure Iconclass 31AA235 sitting figure - AA - female human figure Iconclass 31B11 sleeping in bed Iconclass 31B6212 looking downwards Iconclass 31B6213 looking sideways Iconclass 31D111 infant, baby ~ the ages of man Iconclass 31D1112 female infant Iconclass 31D130 Maidenhood Iconclass 31D14 adult man Iconclass 31D15 adult woman Iconclass 41A2 interior of the house Iconclass 41A23 bedroom Iconclass 41A3221 closed door Iconclass 41A421 curtains Iconclass 41A422 hangings and drapery Iconclass 41A711 table Iconclass 41A7212 armchair, seat Iconclass 41A7221 cushion Iconclass 41A771 container of metal: bucket, can, canister, drum, tin, etc. Iconclass 41A774 container of glass: bottle, jar, vase Iconclass 41A7751 container made of plant material other than wood: basket Iconclass 41C322 mug, beaker, goblet Iconclass 41C323 glass, rummer Iconclass 42A411 cradle, crib Iconclass 42D7 mistress Iconclass 46A1241(GOLDEN FLEECE) knighthood order of the Golden Fleece Iconclass 61B2 historical persons Iconclass 61B2(CHARLES V) historical person (CHARLES V) Iconclass 61BB2 historical persons - BB - woman Iconclass 61BB2(MARGARET OF PARMA) historical person (MARGARET OF PARMA) - BB - woman Iconclass 61BB2(VAN DER GHEYNST, Johanna) historical person (VAN DER GHEYNST, Johanna) - BB - woman Iconclass |
| School / Style |
historicism (theory)
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Troubadour AAT |
| Catalogus van het Museum van Schoone Kunsten Gent : II: Moderne Meesters / Georges Chabot, Fritz Van Loo. - Gent : Ad. Hoste, 1932 (p. 41) |
| Uitbundig Verleden : de Bourgondiërs door Romantische ogen = Amour, guerre et beauté : des ducs de Bourgogne aux Habsbourg (tentoonstelling Mechelen, Museum Hof van Busleyden, 27.11.2021 - 27.02.2022 ; Bourg-en-Bresse, Monastère royal de Brou, 26.03 - 26.06.2022) / Magali Briat-Philippe, Pierre-Gilles Girault, Bart Stroobants, Eveline Deneer, Elodie Lecuppre-Desjardin, Jan Dirk Baetens. - Gent : Uitgeverij Snoeck, 2021 (p. 102, cat. 28) |
| De vrienden rond het museum : Het Gentse kunstnetwerk in relatie tot de collectieuitbreiding van het Museum voor Schone Kunsten Gent (1870-1914) / Julie Landuyt. - [s.l.] : [s.n.], [s.a.] (p. 63) |
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