François Boulanger is mainly known for his cityscapes of Bruges, Amsterdam and especially Ghent, the city of his birth. Here we see The ‘Toreken’ on the Vrijdagmarkt in Ghent. The Toreken, the guildhall of the tanners, was built around 1450 and was the heart of the largest market square in Ghent. It is Gothic in style and was later used successively as a depot, shop and inn. When Boulanger painted it, it housed a clothing shop; we can see this from the inscription in the centre of its façade.
| Artist |
François Jean Louis Boulanger
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| Title | The ‘Toreken’ on the Vrijdagmarkt in Ghent |
| Date | 1845 |
| Period | 19th century |
| Location | Ghent TGN |
| Signatures, inscriptions, and markings | signature and year bottom left: F. Boulanger / 1845 |
| inscription centre left, on the facade of the Toreken: Daniel F. Van de Bogaert / Kleerverkooper | |
| Collection | paintings AAT |
| Object type | oil paintings (visual works) AAT |
| Inventory number | 1978-U |
| Acquisition credit |
purchase
Finck, Robert Brussels 1978 |
| Current whereabouts | Work on display |
| Permalink | https://mskgent.be/collection/work/data/1978-U |
| IIIF Manifest | https://imagehub.mskgent.be/iiif/3/3102/manifest.json |
| Art & Architecture Thesaurus | 300015571 cityscapes (representations) AAT |
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| Keywords Iconclass |
25F2
mammals
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25I1 city-view in general; 'veduta' Iconclass 25I141 street Iconclass 25I144 square, place, circus, etc. Iconclass 26A clouds Iconclass 31A231 standing figure Iconclass 31AA231 standing figure - AA - female human figure Iconclass 31D112 child Iconclass 41A361 tower (of house or building) Iconclass 46B11 market Iconclass 46B111 stall, booth (~ market) Iconclass 46B13 shop, store Iconclass 46B132 shop-window, show-window Iconclass 46B21 merchant, salesman Iconclass 46B221 street-trader Iconclass 46B42 examining merchandise Iconclass 46BB21 merchant, salesman - BB - women engaged in trade and commerce Iconclass 46C131 riding a horse, ass, or mule; rider, horseman Iconclass 46C13141 horse Iconclass 61D(BELGIUM) geographical names of countries, regions, mountains, rivers, etc. (names of cities and villages excepted) (BELGIUM) Iconclass 61E(GHENT) names of cities and villages (GHENT) Iconclass 61F(HOTEL OF OOMBERGEN) names of historical buildings, sites, streets, etc. (HOTEL OF OOMBERGEN) Iconclass 61F(KAMMERSTRAAT) names of historical buildings, sites, streets, etc. (KAMMERSTRAAT) Iconclass 61F(MARCHÉ DU VENDREDI) names of historical buildings, sites, streets, etc. (MARCHÉ DU VENDREDI) Iconclass 61F(THE TOREKE) names of historical buildings, sites, streets, etc. (THE TOREKE) Iconclass |
| School / Style | Romantic (modern European styles) AAT |
| Vijf jaar aanwinsten 1975-1979 : Museum voor Schone Kunsten Gent (tentoonstelling Gent, Museum voor Schone Kunsten, 1 februari - 30 maart 1980) / Paul Eeckhout. - Gent : Museum voor Schone Kunsten Gent, 1980 ; Gent : De Vrienden van het Museum, 1980 (p. 21 (ill. 11)) |
| Waar is de tijd? Dl.8: Gent : 1350 jaar Gentenaars en hun monumenten / Geert Van Doorne. - Zwolle : Waanders, 1998 ; Gent : Stadsarchief Gent, 1998 ; Gent : Gentse Musea, 1998 (p. 187) |
| 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. 79 (ill.)) |
| Wandelgids : MSK in Gent / Sofie Corneillie, Bart Ooghe, Cathérine Verleysen, Lieven Gerard, Lies Ledure, Veerle Verhasselt. - Gent : Museum voor Schone Kunsten Gent, 2022 (p. 56) |
| Walking guide : MSK in Ghent / Sofie Corneillie, Bart Ooghe, Cathérine Verleysen, Lieven Gerard, Lies Ledure, Veerle Verhasselt. - Ghent : Museum of Fine Arts Ghent, 2022 |
| Guide de promenade : MSK à Gand / Sofie Corneillie, Bart Ooghe, Cathérine Verleysen, Lieven Gerard, Lies Ledure, Veerle Verhasselt. - Gand : Musée des Beaux-Arts Gand, 2022 |
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