In the foreground in a forest landscape, Saint Possidius of Calama, an early Christian hermit, walks to his cave. He is watching a knight on horseback riding in the forest.
| Artist |
Raphael Sadeler
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Maerten de Vos
RKD
Wikidata
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Hans Sadeler
RKD
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| Title | Saint Possidius as a Hermit, from the Oraculum Anachoreticum series |
| Date | 1600 |
| Period | 16th century |
| Location | Venice TGN |
| Medium and support | burin engraving AAT |
| Signatures, inscriptions, and markings | printed inscription in the depiction, bottom centre: Cum privi. Sum. Pontificus. et S. Ca's. Ma.tis |
| printed inscription in the depiction, at the bottom right: M. de Vos figur. Raph. Sadeler scalp. et excud. | |
| printed inscription outside the depiction, bottom left: Linguere desertas, celebratas querere sedes: iam Possidonio suaserat arcta fames | |
| printed inscription outside the depiction, centre below: 6 | |
| printed inscription bottom right, outside the depiction: Ecce tibi coelestis eques, similisq. minanti./ Territus iste redit, poma reperta capit. | |
| Collection | print room |
| Object type | burin engraving AAT |
| Inventory number | 2014-LY-3 |
| Acquisition credit |
unknown
2014 |
| Current whereabouts | Work currently not on display |
| Permalink | https://mskgent.be/collection/work/data/2014-LY-3 |
| IIIF Manifest | https://imagehub.mskgent.be/iiif/3/11630/manifest.json |
| Art & Architecture Thesaurus |
300055874
religious symbolism
AAT
300189808 figures (representations) AAT 300015636 landscapes AAT |
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| Keywords Iconclass |
11H
saints
Iconclass
11H(POSSIDIUS OF CALAMA) male saints (POSSIDIUS OF CALAMA) Iconclass 11Q3 ascetic life and practice Iconclass 11Q31 mortification of the senses ~ ascetic life Iconclass 11Q331 anchorite, hermit Iconclass 21D water (one of the four elements) Iconclass 25G3 trees Iconclass 25H119 cave, grotto Iconclass 25H15 forest, wood Iconclass 25H2 landscapes with waters, waterscapes, seascapes (in the temperate zone) Iconclass 25H212 brook Iconclass 41D263 walking-stick, staff, cane Iconclass 43B13 walking, hiking (recreation) Iconclass 46A124 knight Iconclass 46C131 riding a horse, ass, or mule; rider, horseman Iconclass 46C13141 horse Iconclass 48(+431) art (+ copy, copying ~ work of art) Iconclass |
| School / Style | Renaissance AAT |
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