While in Rome, Josse Sébastien Van den Abeele made the acquaintance of the French painter François Marius Granet from Provence. At that time painters were in the habit of exchanging their work as a sign of friendship. This view of the crypt of a Romanesque church displays many of the features of Granet’s style, such as the depiction of sombre light and the decay and dampness of the old walls. It is still not certain whether this a work by Van den Abeele influenced by the French artist, or a canvas Granet gave to his friend from Ghent.
| Artist |
François-Marius Granet
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| Title | The Crypt of the San Martino ai Monti Basilica in Rome |
| Date | ca. 1806 |
| Period | 19th century |
| Location | Italy TGN |
| Collection | paintings AAT |
| Object type | oil paintings (visual works) AAT |
| Inventory number | 1951-A |
| Acquisition credit |
gift
The Friends of the Museum Ghent 1951 |
| Current whereabouts | Work on display |
| Permalink | https://mskgent.be/collection/work/data/1951-A |
| IIIF Manifest | https://imagehub.mskgent.be/iiif/3/8188/manifest.json |
| Art & Architecture Thesaurus | 300124520 interior views AAT |
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| Keywords Iconclass |
11Q64
veneration of (statues of) saints, e.g. burning candles
Iconclass
11Q713 interior of church Iconclass 11Q7131(CRYPT) parts of church interior: crypt Iconclass 11Q7141 altars (religious fixtures) Iconclass 11Q71424 candlesticks and candles, e.g. Easter-candlestick Iconclass 11Q71443 ciborium Iconclass 22C light Iconclass 22C1 natural light Iconclass 22C2 artificial light Iconclass 22C8 shadow Iconclass 25F713(+4712) spiders (+ animals nesting; making nests, lodges, webs, etc.) Iconclass 41A3321 closed window Iconclass 41A34 staircase Iconclass 41B31 candle Iconclass 41B313 candlestick Iconclass 42E3 grave, tomb and other grave-forms and grave-markers Iconclass 42E31 grave, tomb Iconclass 48C141 representation of real building (either existing or having existed) Iconclass 48C24(+32) piece of sculpture, reproduction of a piece of sculpture (+ sculpture) Iconclass 48C5142 picture within picture 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(SAN MARTINO AI MONTI) names of historical buildings, sites, streets, etc. (SAN MARTINO AI MONTI) Iconclass 92D1916 cupids: 'amores', 'amoretti', 'putti' Iconclass |
| School / Style | Neoclassical 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. 45 (ill.)) |
| onder vrienden : 225 jaar verzamelaars rond het Museum voor Schone Kunsten Gent (tentoonstelling Gent, Museum voor Schone Kunsten Gent, 25.11.2023 - 28.04.2024) / Johan De Smet, Frederica Van Dam, Willy Van der Gucht, Manfred Sellink. - Gent : Museum voor Schone Kunsten Gent, 2023 ; Gent : De Vrienden van het Museum, 2023 (p. 3, cat. 3 (ill.)) |
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