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Theseus Lifting Up the Stone Under Which the Weapons of Aegeus Lie

  • oil paint, canvas
  • 112.5 x 99.5 cm
  • Inv. 2022-C

Public Domain

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The painting depicts the mythological story of Theseus, the son of the legendary king of Athens, Aegeus. When Aegus left his pregnant wife Aethra, he hid his sword and sandals under a rock. He told her to send him his son when he was strong enough to move the rock with his own hands. He would recognise his son by his sword and sandals.

Artist

Andries Cornelis Lens RKD
Antwerp 1739 - Brussels 1822
painters (artists)AAT

Title Theseus Lifting Up the Stone Under Which the Weapons of Aegeus Lie
Period 18th century
19th century
Signatures, inscriptions, and markings number reverse, on the stretcher: 52
labels (identifying artifacts) reverse, on the stretcher: ministère 52
labels (identifying artifacts): tentoonstelling KMSKA
labels (identifying artifacts): tentoonstelling Autour de David
Collection paintings AAT
Object type oil paintings (visual works) AAT
Inventory number 2022-C
Acquisition credit bequest
Moerman, André A.
2022
Current whereabouts Work currently not on display
Permalink https://mskgent.be/collection/work/data/2022-C
IIIF Manifest https://imagehub.mskgent.be/iiif/3/7040/manifest.json
Art & Architecture Thesaurus 300417629 mythologies (religious concept) AAT
Keywords Iconclass 25H112 rocks Iconclass
31A71 male sex; man Iconclass
31A72 female sex; woman Iconclass
45C1 weapons Iconclass
92 gods ~ classical mythology Iconclass
94M (story of) Theseus Iconclass
School / Style Neoclassical AAT
onder vrienden : 225 jaar verzamelaars rond het Museum voor Schone Kunsten Gent (tentoonstelling Gent, Museum voor Schone Kunsten Gent, 25.11.2023 - 28.04.2024) / Johan De Smet, Frederica Van Dam, Willy Van der Gucht, Manfred Sellink. - Gent : Museum voor Schone Kunsten Gent, 2023 ; Gent : De Vrienden van het Museum, 2023 (p. 75, cat. 84 (ill.))
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