In the foreground sits Saint Henry of Cocquet, a Danish hermit from the 12th century AD. He is kneeling praying before a crucifix and beating himself with an iron scourge. His body is wrapped in chains. A mountain landscape with a deer can be seen in the background.
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Hans Sadeler
RKD
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Maerten de Vos
RKD
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Raphael I Sadeler
RKD
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Hans Sadeler
RKD
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| Title | Saint Henry of Cocquet 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 representation, bottom left: Martì de Vos f |
| printed inscription in the depiction, bottom centre: Ioa. Sadeler salps. cù grat. et pri. S.P. | |
| printed inscription outside the depiction, bottom left: Hinc aptos precibus globulos tenet, inde flagella/ Henricus, ferro corpora nuda tegens: | |
| printed inscription outside the depiction, centre below: 24 | |
| printed inscription bottom right, outside the depiction: Sic fertur Christum supplex orasse. quid ergo/ Ante crucem tales non potuêre preces! | |
| Collection | print room |
| Object type | burin engraving AAT |
| Inventory number | 2014-LV-7 |
| Acquisition credit |
unknown
2014 |
| Current whereabouts | Work currently not on display |
| Permalink | https://mskgent.be/collection/work/data/2014-LV-7 |
| IIIF Manifest | https://imagehub.mskgent.be/iiif/3/11633/manifest.json |
| Art & Architecture Thesaurus |
300055874
religious symbolism
AAT
300189808 figures (representations) AAT 25H landscapes Iconclass 300263554 animal paintings AAT |
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| Keywords Iconclass |
11H
saints
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11H(HENRY OF COQUET) male saints (HENRY OF COQUET) Iconclass 11Q3 ascetic life and practice Iconclass 11Q31 mortification of the senses ~ ascetic life Iconclass 11Q313 castigation, flagellation ~ ascetic life Iconclass 11Q3131 self-castigation ~ ascetic life Iconclass 11Q331 anchorite, hermit Iconclass 11Q651 crucifix ~ personal devotion Iconclass 11Q71423 altarcross, crucifix Iconclass 25F24(DEER) hoofed animals: deer Iconclass 25G3 trees Iconclass 25H11 mountains Iconclass 25H15 forest, wood Iconclass 47D8(CHAIN) tools, aids, implements ~ crafts and industries: chain Iconclass 48(+431) art (+ copy, copying ~ work of art) Iconclass |
| School / Style | Renaissance AAT |
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