At the temple of Diana, Silvio and Amaryllis' fathers have a burnt offering lit for the goddess. A satyr enters the temple with news that Amaryllis and Mirtillo have been found together in a cave. Print from a series of 12 prints illustrating Giovanni Battista Guarini's play Il pastor fido (3rd scene from Act 4).
| Artist |
Richard II van Orley
RKD
VIAF
Wikidata
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| Title | The Sacrifice to Diana |
| Date | ca. 1695 - 1705 |
| Period |
17th century
18th century |
| Location | Brussels TGN |
| Medium and support |
etching
AAT
engravings AAT |
| Signatures, inscriptions, and markings | printed inscription outside the depiction, bottom left: R.V. Orlij fecit |
| Collection | print room |
| Object type |
etching
AAT
engravings AAT |
| Inventory number | 2014-W |
| Acquisition credit |
unknown
2014 |
| Current whereabouts | Work currently not on display |
| Permalink | https://mskgent.be/collection/work/data/2014-W |
| IIIF Manifest | https://imagehub.mskgent.be/iiif/3/7312/manifest.json |
| Art & Architecture Thesaurus |
300417629
mythologies (religious concept)
AAT
300189808 figures (representations) AAT |
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| Keywords Iconclass |
31A71
male sex; man
Iconclass
31A72 female sex; woman Iconclass 31D12 youth, young man, adolescent Iconclass 31D13 adolescent, young woman, maiden Iconclass 42G2111 father (first degree family relationships) Iconclass 42G2121 son (first degree family relationships) Iconclass 42G2122 daughter (first degree family relationships) Iconclass 48A712 the audience ~ art performance Iconclass 48C145 architectural settings in paintings, sculptures, etc. Iconclass 48C16 architectural detail Iconclass 48C161 column, pillar ~ architecture Iconclass 55C221 Sacrifice Iconclass 82A names of literary characters Iconclass 83(GUARINI, Pastor Fido) (scenes from) specific works of literature: Guarini, Pastor Fido Iconclass 92C3 (story of) Diana (Artemis) Iconclass 92L4 satyrs, fauns, Sileni Iconclass 92L41 satyr(s) (in general) Iconclass |
| School / Style | Renaissance AAT |
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