An angel holds the lance and sponge of crucifixion in his hands. In front of him on the table are the robe of Christ and the dice.
| Artist |
Aegidius II Sadeler
RKD
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| Title | Angel with Lance, Sponge and Dice, from the series Theatrum Passionis Christi |
| Period | 17th century |
| Medium and support | burin engraving AAT |
| Signatures, inscriptions, and markings | printed inscription in the depiction, below: EG: Sadeler fecit |
| printed inscription outside the depiction, below: Spongia fel, tunicam talus, fert hasta cruorem / Hic pota, hic lude, hic te tege, teqB' fode. | |
| inscription on the reverse | |
| stamps (tools) on the reverse: STAD GENT / MUSEUM VOOR SCHONE KUNSTEN | |
| Collection | print room |
| Object type | burin engraving AAT |
| Inventory number | 2014-OU |
| Acquisition credit |
onbekend 2014 |
| Current whereabouts | Work currently not on display |
| Permalink | https://mskgent.be/collection/work/data/2014-OU |
| IIIF Manifest | https://imagehub.mskgent.be/iiif/3/11750/manifest.json |
| Art & Architecture Thesaurus |
300055874
religious symbolism
AAT
300189808 figures (representations) AAT |
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| Keywords Iconclass |
11G
angels
Iconclass
31A5462 brush, sponge, etc. (toilet articles) Iconclass 43C552 dice Iconclass 45C14(LANCE) helved weapons, polearms (for striking, hacking, thrusting): lance Iconclass 48(+431) art (+ copy, copying ~ work of art) Iconclass 73D82(DICE) single instruments of the Passion (DICE) Iconclass 73D82(LANCE) lance ~ instruments of the Passion Iconclass 73D82(SHROUD) shroud ~ instruments of the Passion Iconclass 73D82(SPONGE) single instruments of the Passion (SPONGE) Iconclass |
| School / Style | Renaissance AAT |
| Hollstein's Dutch and Flemish Etchings, Engravings and Woodcuts ca. 1450-1700 : Vol. XXI. Aegidius Sadeler to Raphael Sadeler II : Text ; Vol. XXII : Plates / Friedrich Wilhelm H. Hollstein, Dieuwke De Hoop Scheffer, Karel Gerard Boon. - Amsterdam : Van Gendt & Co., 1980 (22) |
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