The satyr Sylvanus is the personification of forest and woods.
| Artist |
Cornelis Cort
RKD
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|---|---|
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Frans I Floris
RKD
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| Title | Sylvanus |
| Date | 1565 |
| Period | 16th century |
| Location | Antwerp TGN |
| Medium and support | burin engraving AAT |
| Signatures, inscriptions, and markings | printed inscription in the depiction, top right: Sylvanus / Deus nemorum |
| printed inscription in the depiction, bottom centre: FF | |
| printed inscription in the depiction, bottom centre: Cor. Cort. fec | |
| printed inscription in the depiction, centre right: [...] exc. | |
| printed inscription on the back, bottom right: DR | |
| Collection | print room |
| Object type | burin engraving AAT |
| Inventory number | 2014-MU-2 |
| Acquisition credit |
unknown
2014 |
| Current whereabouts | Work currently not on display |
| Permalink | https://mskgent.be/collection/work/data/2014-MU-2 |
| IIIF Manifest | https://imagehub.mskgent.be/iiif/3/11702/manifest.json |
| Art & Architecture Thesaurus |
300417629
mythologies (religious concept)
AAT
300189808 figures (representations) AAT |
|---|---|
| Keywords Iconclass |
25H15
forest, wood
Iconclass
48(+431) art (+ copy, copying ~ work of art) Iconclass 9 Classical Mythology and Ancient History Iconclass 92 gods ~ classical mythology Iconclass 92L4 satyrs, fauns, Sileni Iconclass 92L41 satyr(s) (in general) Iconclass 92L423(SYLVANUS) other single named satyrs (SYLVANUS) Iconclass |
| School / Style | Renaissance AAT |
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