The Sons of God Saw that the Daughters of Men Were Fair

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London 1862 - London 1931
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paintings mythologies (religious concept) Classical Mythology and Ancient History myths about creation: cosmogony, theogony, and the origin of man 19th century 20th century

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Artist	Maurice William Greiffenhagen RKD London 1862 - London 1931 painters (artists)AAT
Title	The Sons of God Saw that the Daughters of Men Were Fair
Period	19th century 20th century
Location	United Kingdom TGN
Collection	paintings AAT
Object type	oil paintings (visual works) AAT
Inventory number	1909-III
Acquisition credit	purchase salon Ghent 1909
Current whereabouts	Work on display
Permalink	https://mskgent.be/collection/work/data/1909-III
IIIF Manifest	https://imagehub.mskgent.be/iiif/3/476/manifest.json

Art & Architecture Thesaurus	300417629 mythologies (religious concept) AAT
Keywords Iconclass	31A231 standing figure Iconclass 31A2513 arm stretched sidewards Iconclass 31AA the (nude) human figure; 'Corpo humano' (Ripa) - AA - female human figure Iconclass 31AA231 standing figure - AA - female human figure Iconclass 42G2121 son (first degree family relationships) Iconclass 42G2122 daughter (first degree family relationships) Iconclass 51D4 Beauty; 'Bellezza' (Ripa) Iconclass 54C4 Temptation; 'Tentatione' (Ripa) Iconclass 56F Desire and Aversion Iconclass 56F1 Desire; 'Desiderio' (Ripa) Iconclass 56F13 (Feeling of) Attraction Iconclass 9 Classical Mythology and Ancient History Iconclass 91 myths about creation: cosmogony, theogony, and the origin of man Iconclass 92 gods ~ classical mythology Iconclass
School / Style	Symbolism (artistic concept) AAT

Catalogus van het Museum van Schoone Kunsten Gent : II: Moderne Meesters / Georges Chabot, Fritz Van Loo. - Gent : Ad. Hoste, 1932 (p. 74)
De vrienden van Scribe : De Europese smaak van een Gents mecenas (tentoonstelling Gent, Museum voor Schone Kunsten, 12 december 1998 - 14 maart 1999) / Monique Tahon-Vanroose, Robert Hoozee. - Gent : Snoeck-Ducaju & Zoon, 1998 ; Antwerpen : Pandora, 1998 (p. 107, 114 (ill.), 183 (ill.))
Museum voor Schone Kunsten Gent : Catalogus schilderkunst ; Deel I: 14de - 18de eeuw ; Deel II: 19de - 20ste eeuw / Robert Hoozee, Johan De Smet, Bruno Fornari, Ruth Monteyne. - Gent : Museum voor Schone Kunsten Gent, 2007 (dl. II, p. 173 (ill.))

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