St Stephen is stoned to death. He is kneeling on the ground while a crowd throws stones at him. Top left in the clouds are God the Father and Christ.
| Artist |
Aegidius II Sadeler
RKD
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|---|---|
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Jacopo Palma (il Giovane)
RKD
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| Title | The Stoning of Saint Stephen |
| Date | ca. 1580 - 1629 |
| Period |
16th century
17th century |
| Medium and support | burin engraving AAT |
| Signatures, inscriptions, and markings | inscription in the representation, bottom left: M de vos i ven. Sadeler fe. |
| inscription outside the depiction, centre below: et lapidabant Staphanu invocantem, et dicentem: dne Jesu suscipe spiritu Meum | |
| inscription bottom right, outside the depiction: acta 7 | |
| inscription on the reverse: 884 | |
| Collection | print room |
| Object type |
burin engraving
AAT
reproductive prints AAT |
| Inventory number | 2013-HU |
| Acquisition credit | unknown |
| Current whereabouts | Work currently not on display |
| Permalink | https://mskgent.be/collection/work/data/2013-HU |
| IIIF Manifest | https://imagehub.mskgent.be/iiif/3/6712/manifest.json |
| Art & Architecture Thesaurus | 300055874 religious symbolism AAT |
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| Keywords Iconclass |
11C
God the Father
Iconclass
11D Christ Iconclass 11H saints Iconclass 11H(STEPHEN) the deacon and (proto)martyr Stephen; possible attributes: censer, stones Iconclass 31A the (nude) human figure; 'Corpo humano' (Ripa) Iconclass 31A71 male sex; man Iconclass 31E23411 violent death by stoning Iconclass 44G32 executioner, hangman Iconclass 44G33 torture Iconclass 48(+431) art (+ copy, copying ~ work of art) Iconclass 73F3563 the stoning of Stephen; the witnesses lay down their clothes at Saul's feet Iconclass 73F35631 Stephen's vision of Christ in heaven Iconclass |
| School / Style | Renaissance AAT |
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