Amid several statesmen, the naked Apollo stands on a pedestal as ruler of the arts of government. He holds a bow and arrow in his hands and rests against a trunk along which a snake winds upwards. Around Apollo, several statesmen have gathered with their advisers. In the centre of the foreground is a chained monkey. On the right in the sky we see the symbol of the constellation lion. The print is part of a series of seven representations called the planetary gods.
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Jan Saenredam
RKD
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Hendrick Goltzius
RKD
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Cornelius Schonaeus
Wikidata
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| Title | Apollo |
| Date | 1596 |
| Period | 16th century |
| Medium and support | burin engraving AAT |
| Collection | print room |
| Object type | burin engraving AAT |
| Inventory number | 2014-MV-3 |
| Acquisition credit |
unknown
2014 |
| Current whereabouts | Work currently not on display |
| Permalink | https://mskgent.be/collection/work/data/2014-MV-3 |
| IIIF Manifest | https://imagehub.mskgent.be/iiif/3/11706/manifest.json |
| Art & Architecture Thesaurus |
300417629
mythologies (religious concept)
AAT
300189808 figures (representations) AAT 300055866 allegory (artistic device) AAT |
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| Keywords Iconclass |
23O32
Leo (zodiacal sign of July)
Iconclass
25F22 monkeys, apes Iconclass 25F42 snakes Iconclass 31A the (nude) human figure; 'Corpo humano' (Ripa) Iconclass 31A231 standing figure Iconclass 31A71 male sex; man Iconclass 44B12 official acts of rulers, e.g. royal acts (ruler giving audience, granting mercy, etc.; ruler and his subjects) Iconclass 44B124 ruler with counsellor(s) Iconclass 44C3 politics Iconclass 44C34 politician, e.g. party leader Iconclass 48(+431) art (+ copy, copying ~ work of art) Iconclass 92B3 (story of) Apollo (Phoebus) Iconclass |
| School / Style | Renaissance AAT |
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