Saint Palamon and Saint Pachomius, from the series Trophaeum vitae solitariae, 1598

burin engraving, paper
166 x 204 mm
Inv. 2014-LV-1

Raphael I Sadeler

Antwerp ca. 1560 - 1561 - ca. 1632
engravers (printmakers)

Maerten de Vos

Antwerp 1532 - Antwerp 1603
after

Hans Sadeler

Brussels 1550 - Venice 1600

print room religious symbolism figures (representations) saints forest, wood 16th century

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Saint Palamon, an early Christian hermit from Egypt, leans against a tree and reads a book. Behind him, Saint Pachomius sits behind a loom in a hermitage. A crippled beggar can be seen in the background in a forest.

Artist	Raphael I Sadeler RKD Antwerp ca. 1560 - 1561 - ca. 1632 engravers (printmakers)AAT
	Maerten de Vos RKD Wikidata Antwerp 1532 - Antwerp 1603 after
	Hans Sadeler RKD Brussels 1550 - Venice 1600
Title	Saint Palamon and Saint Pachomius, from the series Trophaeum vitae solitariae
Date	1598
Period	16th century
Location	Venice TGN
Medium and support	burin engraving AAT
Signatures, inscriptions, and markings	printed inscription in the depiction, bottom centre: Raph. Sadeler. scalp. cù. grat. et pri. S. Pont. et C,es.
	printed inscription in the depiction, at the bottom right: M. de Vos figur.
	printed inscription outside the depiction, bottom left: Vita Palamonis fuit hec invenisq. Pachomii,/ ducere fila, preces fundere, dura pati.
	printed inscription bottom right, outside the depiction: O par empyreo dignum! cui sola voluptas/ voluptates spernere, posse pati.
Collection	print room
Object type	burin engraving AAT
Inventory number	2014-LV-1
Acquisition credit	unknown 2014
Current whereabouts	Work currently not on display
Permalink	https://mskgent.be/collection/work/data/2014-LV-1
IIIF Manifest	https://imagehub.mskgent.be/iiif/3/11639/manifest.json

Art & Architecture Thesaurus	300055874 religious symbolism AAT 300189808 figures (representations) AAT 300015636 landscapes AAT
Keywords Iconclass	11H saints Iconclass 11H(PACHOMIUS) male saints (PACHOMIUS) Iconclass 11H(PALAMON) male saints (PALAMON) Iconclass 11Q3 ascetic life and practice Iconclass 11Q31 mortification of the senses ~ ascetic life Iconclass 11Q331 anchorite, hermit Iconclass 25G3 trees Iconclass 25H15 forest, wood Iconclass 31A231 standing figure Iconclass 31A235 sitting figure Iconclass 31A415 crippled Iconclass 41A18 hut, cabin, lodge Iconclass 46A151 beggar Iconclass 47H46 weaving Iconclass 47H463 weaving-loom Iconclass 48(+431) art (+ copy, copying ~ work of art) Iconclass 49N reading Iconclass
School / Style	Renaissance AAT

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