A group of hunters watch the Cretan labyrinth, a circular labyrinth in the water, from a hill. The labyrinth is in a bay, accessed from land via a drawbridge. A town lies on the bay and a castle on the left.
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Hieronymus Cock
RKD
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Matthijs Cock
RKD
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Hieronymus Cock
RKD
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| Title | The Labyrinth of Crete |
| Date | ca. 1551 - 1558 |
| Period | 16th century |
| Location | Antwerp TGN |
| Medium and support | etching AAT |
| Signatures, inscriptions, and markings | printed inscription in the representation, bottom left: Labyrinthi mirabiles ambages. |
| inscription outside the depiction, bottom left: Cock | |
| inscription on the back, bottom right: 21 | |
| Collection | print room |
| Object type | etching AAT |
| Inventory number | 2014-P |
| Acquisition credit |
unknown
2014 |
| Current whereabouts | Work currently not on display |
| Permalink | https://mskgent.be/collection/work/data/2014-P |
| IIIF Manifest | https://imagehub.mskgent.be/iiif/3/11763/manifest.json |
| Art & Architecture Thesaurus |
25H
landscapes
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300189808 figures (representations) AAT |
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| Keywords Iconclass |
21D
water (one of the four elements)
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25H11 mountains Iconclass 25H2 landscapes with waters, waterscapes, seascapes (in the temperate zone) Iconclass 25H23 sea (seascape) Iconclass 25H2323 gulf, bay Iconclass 25I city-view, and landscape with man-made constructions Iconclass 25I12 prospect of city, town panorama, silhouette of city Iconclass 31A235 sitting figure Iconclass 31A71 male sex; man Iconclass 31A72 female sex; woman Iconclass 31AA235 sitting figure - AA - female human figure Iconclass 41A634 labyrinth, maze ~ garden Iconclass 43C11 hunting, chase Iconclass 43C114 hunter Iconclass 43C1147 hunting dogs Iconclass 46C131 riding a horse, ass, or mule; rider, horseman Iconclass 48(+431) art (+ copy, copying ~ work of art) Iconclass 61D(CRETE) geographical names of countries, regions, mountains, rivers, etc. (names of cities and villages excepted) (CRETE) Iconclass |
| School / Style | Renaissance AAT |
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