In essence, Ensor's print is part of a long visual tradition, in which solitary figures enliven the painted landscape. "The Hunter" is largely based on Rembrandt's etching "Landscape with a Shepherd" (Bartsch 211).
| Artist |
James Ensor
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| Title | The Hunter |
| Date | 1888 |
| Period | 19th century |
| Medium and support | etching AAT |
| Signatures, inscriptions, and markings | inscription on the reverse: D.32 / papier [...] 1[8 of 5]67 / Aout 1932 / 1998-B-32 |
| Collection | print room |
| Object type |
etching
AAT
reproductive prints AAT |
| Inventory number | 1998-B-32 |
| Acquisition credit |
purchase
Taevernier, Auguste (coll.) 1998 |
| Current whereabouts | Work currently not on display |
| Permalink | https://mskgent.be/collection/work/data/1998-B-32 |
| IIIF Manifest | https://imagehub.mskgent.be/iiif/3/4036/manifest.json |
| Art & Architecture Thesaurus |
300015636
landscapes
AAT
300189808 figures (representations) AAT |
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| Keywords Iconclass |
11Q712
church (exterior)
Iconclass
25G3 trees Iconclass 300015636 landscapes AAT 43C11 hunting, chase Iconclass 43C114 hunter Iconclass 48(+431) art (+ copy, copying ~ work of art) Iconclass |
| School / Style |
realism (artistic form of expression)
AAT
historicism (theory) AAT phantasy |
| James Ensor : Catalogue illustré de ses gravures ; Leur description critique et l'inventaire des plaques = Geïllustreerde catalogus van zijn gravures ; Hun kritische beschrijving en inventaris van de platen = Illustrated catalogue of his engravings ; Their critical description and inventary of the plates / Auguste Taevernier. - Ledeberg (Gent) : Erasmus Boekhandel bv Amsterdam, 1973 (nr. 32) |
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