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The Martyrdom of Saint Dorothea

  • wash, black chalk, chalk, brown ink, ink, paper
  • 151 x 104 mm
  • Inv. 1950-W-6
Gaspar de Crayer
Antwerp 1584 - Ghent 1669
draftsmen (artists)
print room religious symbolism female saints the virgin martyr Dorothea of Caesarea; possible attributes: basket of roses and apples, child with basket of roses, garland of roses, roses in hand or lap 17th century

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Apart from a few details, the composition of this sheet corresponds entirely to a lost painting, which is, however, accurately described in a handwritten inventory in an auction catalogue from 1788.

Artist

Gaspar de Crayer RKD VIAF Wikidata
Antwerp 1584 - Ghent 1669
draftsmen (artists)AAT

Title The Martyrdom of Saint Dorothea
Period 17th century
Medium and support wash AAT
Collection print room
Object type ink drawing
chalk drawings AAT
lavis (technique) AAT
Inventory number 1950-W-6
Acquisition credit purchase
Verhoeven, Rudolphe
1915
Current whereabouts Work currently not on display
Permalink https://mskgent.be/collection/work/data/1950-W-6
IIIF Manifest https://imagehub.mskgent.be/iiif/3/3875/manifest.json
Art & Architecture Thesaurus 300055874 religious symbolism AAT
Keywords Iconclass 11HH female saints Iconclass
11HH(DOROTHEA) the virgin martyr Dorothea of Caesarea; possible attributes: basket of roses and apples, child with basket of roses, garland of roses, roses in hand or lap Iconclass
25F animals Iconclass
25F2 mammals Iconclass
31A233 kneeling figure Iconclass
31A235 sitting figure Iconclass
31A71 male sex; man Iconclass
31A72 female sex; woman Iconclass
31AA235 sitting figure - AA - female human figure Iconclass
44G32 executioner, hangman Iconclass
46C13141 horse Iconclass
School / Style Baroque AAT
Gaspar de Crayer : sa vie et ses oeuvres / Hans Vlieghe. - Bruxelles : Arcade, 1972
Museum voor Schone Kunsten Gent : Tekeningen, pastels en aquarellen; Inventaris / Moniek Nagels. - Gent : Museum voor Schone Kunsten Gent, 1988 (p. 13)
Entre Rubens et Van Dyck : Gaspar de Crayer (1584-1669) (exposition Cassel, Musée de Flandre, 30.06 - 04.11.2018) / Sandrine Vézilier-Dussart, Alexis Merle du Bourg, Hans Vlieghe, Matthias Depoorter, Valentine De Beir. - Cassel : Musée départemental de Flandre (Cassel), 2018 (p. 136-137, cat. 5.12)
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