Christ sits amidst his disciples in the foreground in a landscape. Next to him is a one child whom he sets his disciples as an example (Luke 9:47).
| Artist |
Pieter I van der Borcht
RKD
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Jan Philipsz. Schabaelje
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| Title | Christ sets his disciples an example of a child, from the series Imagines et figurae bibliorum |
| Date |
ca. 1582 - 1593
ca. 1653 - 1654 |
| Period |
16th century
17th century |
| Location | Amsterdam TGN |
| Medium and support | etching AAT |
| Signatures, inscriptions, and markings | inscription top left: Lucas. 9. 47. |
| inscription bottom left: Pe. V. Borcht. | |
| inscription reverse, lower left: Stad Gent | |
| Collection | print room |
| Object type | etching AAT |
| Inventory number | 2013-ABH |
| Acquisition credit | unknown |
| Current whereabouts | Work currently not on display |
| Permalink | https://mskgent.be/collection/work/data/2013-ABH |
| IIIF Manifest | https://imagehub.mskgent.be/iiif/3/6511/manifest.json |
| Art & Architecture Thesaurus |
300055874
religious symbolism
AAT
300189808 figures (representations) AAT 25H landscapes Iconclass |
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| Keywords Iconclass |
11D
Christ
Iconclass
11D3 Christ as adult Iconclass 11D334 adult Christ together with apostles, evangelists, saints, etc. Iconclass 21D water (one of the four elements) Iconclass 25G3 trees Iconclass 25H11 mountains Iconclass 25H2 landscapes with waters, waterscapes, seascapes (in the temperate zone) Iconclass 25H213 river Iconclass 25I city-view, and landscape with man-made constructions Iconclass 25I12 prospect of city, town panorama, silhouette of city Iconclass 25I5 landscape with tower or castle Iconclass 31A231 standing figure Iconclass 31A235 sitting figure Iconclass 31A71 male sex; man Iconclass 31D112 child Iconclass 31D11221 boy (child between toddler and youth) Iconclass 54EE33 Competition, Rivalry, Emulation; 'Emulatione' (Ripa) Iconclass 73C721 Christ explaining his doctrine to the apostles and disciples Iconclass 73C7213 emulation among apostles (and disciples) Iconclass 73C72131 'who is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven?' ~ emulation among apostles (Matthew 18:1-7; Mark 9:33-37; Luke 9:46-48) Iconclass 73C721311 Christ calls a child and sets it in the midst of the apostles (disciples): 'unless you ... become like children' Iconclass |
| School / Style | Renaissance AAT |
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