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Saint John of Egypt as a Hermit, from the Trophaeum vitae solitariae series, 1598

burin engraving, paper
168 x 195 mm
Inv. 2014-LV-4

Raphael Sadeler

engravers (printmakers)

Antwerp 1532 - Antwerp 1603
after

Brussels 1550 - Venice 1600
publisher

print room religious symbolism figures (representations) mountains rocks 16th century

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Saint John of Egypt, an early Christian hermit, lies naked in a cave. He is discovered by a dog. Two dogs sit next to the cave. A mountainous landscape with two hunters can be seen in the background.

Artist	Raphael Sadeler engravers (printmakers)AAT
	Maerten de Vos RKD Wikidata Antwerp 1532 - Antwerp 1603 after
	Hans Sadeler RKD Brussels 1550 - Venice 1600 publisherAAT
Title	Saint John of Egypt as a Hermit, from the Trophaeum vitae solitariae series
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: Merten Vos figu
	printed inscription outside the depiction, bottom left: Doemone quam solvit casti ante puèellam/ hanc violans mactat mox Ioannes amor
	printed inscription outside the depiction, centre below: 15
	printed inscription bottom right, outside the depiction: In specubus tandem solvens pro crimine poenas/ est venatori serpere visus humo.
Collection	print room
Object type	burin engraving AAT
Inventory number	2014-LV-4
Acquisition credit	unknown 2014
Current whereabouts	Work currently not on display
Permalink	https://mskgent.be/collection/work/data/2014-LV-4
IIIF Manifest	https://imagehub.mskgent.be/iiif/3/11636/manifest.json

Art & Architecture Thesaurus	300055874 religious symbolism AAT 300189808 figures (representations) AAT 300263554 animal paintings AAT
Keywords Iconclass	11H saints Iconclass 11H(JOHN OF EGYPT) male saints (JOHN OF EGYPT) Iconclass 11Q3 ascetic life and practice Iconclass 11Q31 mortification of the senses ~ ascetic life Iconclass 11Q331 anchorite, hermit Iconclass 25H11 mountains Iconclass 25H112 rocks Iconclass 25H119 cave, grotto Iconclass 31A the (nude) human figure; 'Corpo humano' (Ripa) Iconclass 31A2321 leaning forward Iconclass 31A71 male sex; man Iconclass 34B11 dog Iconclass 43C11 hunting, chase Iconclass 43C114 hunter Iconclass 43C1147 hunting dogs Iconclass 48(+431) art (+ copy, copying ~ work of art) Iconclass
School / Style	Renaissance AAT

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