Most of the works of art by Josse Sébastien Van den Abeele refer to his thirteen-year stay in Italy. When he arrived in Rome in 1823 he was barely twenty-five years old. The young artist depicts himself here during one of his visits of antique ruins in the Italian landscape. His sketchbook is resting on an antique sarcophagus. He was heavily influenced by the German artist colony, the Nazarenes. The clear contours and the transparent composition refer to their artistic example. His work however represents a more accessible, picturesque form of neo-Classicism. In 1838 Van den Abeele returned to his native city of Ghent, where he taught at the academy until 1844.
| Artist |
Josse Sébastien Van den Abeele
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VIAF
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| Title | Self-Portrait |
| Date | ca. 1830 |
| Period | 19th century |
| Collection | paintings AAT |
| Object type | oil paintings (visual works) AAT |
| Inventory number | 1963-A |
| Acquisition credit |
gift
The Friends of the Museum Ghent 1963 |
| Current whereabouts | Work on display |
| Permalink | https://mskgent.be/collection/work/data/1963-A |
| IIIF Manifest | https://imagehub.mskgent.be/iiif/3/149/manifest.json |
| Art & Architecture Thesaurus |
300124534
self-portraits
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300015636 landscapes AAT 300189808 figures (representations) AAT |
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| Keywords Iconclass |
25G
plants; vegetation
Iconclass
25G11 groups of trees Iconclass 25G3 trees Iconclass 25G31 shrubs Iconclass 25H11 mountains Iconclass 25H112 rocks Iconclass 25H153 bush, shrubs ~ forest Iconclass 25I144 square, place, circus, etc. Iconclass 25I6 landscape with bridge, viaduct or aqueduct Iconclass 25I9 landscape with ruins Iconclass 31A5341 moustache Iconclass 31A71 male sex; man Iconclass 31B6213 looking sideways Iconclass 31D14 adult man Iconclass 41D2121 coat Iconclass 44E13 aqueduct (~ water supply) Iconclass 42E33 sarcophagus Iconclass 44A31 banner, standard (as symbol of the state, etc.) Iconclass 44A311 standard-bearer, flag-bearer Iconclass 45B the soldier; the soldier's life Iconclass 45D313 private soldier Iconclass 45L43 devastated, ruined place or city (~ warfare) Iconclass 47G91 collapsing building Iconclass 48AA9831 foliage, tendrils, branches ~ ornament - AA - stylized Iconclass 48B2 artist in non-work situation Iconclass 48B3 portrait, self-portrait of artist Iconclass 48C149 ruin of a building ~ architecture Iconclass 48C513 portrait, self-portrait of painter Iconclass 48C524 drawing, sketch Iconclass 48CC51121 painter making preliminary designs, sketching - CC - out of doors Iconclass 49L6411 notebook Iconclass 61B2 historical persons Iconclass 61B2(VAN DEN ABEELE, Josse Sébastien) historical person (VAN DEN ABEELE, Josse Sébastien) Iconclass 61D(ITALY) geographical names of countries, regions, mountains, rivers, etc. (names of cities and villages excepted) (ITALY) Iconclass |
| School / Style |
Neoclassical
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Romantic (modern European styles) AAT |
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| Museum voor Schone Kunsten Gent / Robert Hoozee. - Brussel : Ministerie van de Vlaamse Gemeenschap, 1988 (p. 72 (ill.)) |
| Aanwinsten : Barok tot classicisme (tentoonstelling Gent, Museum voor Schone Kunsten, 09.03 - 09.04.1989). - Gent : Museum voor Schone Kunsten Gent, 1989 (s.p. (ill. 19)) |
| 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. 25, nr. 25 (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. 46-47 (ill.)) |
| Het Museum voor Schone Kunsten Gent : een keuze uit de mooiste werken / Patrick De Rynck. - Gent : Ludion, 2007 (p. 58 (ill.)) |
| Rare and Indispensable : Masterpieces from Flemish Collections (exhibition Antwerp, MAS, 31.10.2023-25.02.2024) / Thomas Leysen, Ben Van Beneden, Abigail D. Newman, Annemie de Vos, Adriaan Gonnissen. - Antwerp : MAS, 2023 ; Kontich : BAI, 2023 (p.248-249) |
| Zeldzaam en onmisbaar : Topstukken uit Vlaamse collecties (tentoonstelling Antwerpen, MAS, 31.10.2023-25.02.2024) / Thomas Leysen, Ben Van Beneden, Abigail D. Newman, Annemie de Vos, Adriaan Gonnissen. - Antwerpen : MAS, 2023 ; Kontich : BAI, 2023 |
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