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
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| 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 |
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| 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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