In 1909 Geo Verbanck applied for the Rome Prize for sculpture. The commission read: "Orpheus, figure from the Greek doctrine of the gods, poet, divine singer, enchanted and charmed by the enchanting tones of his lyre, even the most insensitive beings. Verbanck won the Second Prize. Shortly afterwards the city of Ghent ordered this smaller wooden version from the artist.
| Artist |
Geo Verbanck
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| Title | Orpheus |
| Date | 1910 |
| Period | 20th century |
| Signatures, inscriptions, and markings | signatures (names) at the back of the base: G.VErBANCK .10. |
| Collection | sculpture AAT |
| Object type | wood AAT |
| Inventory number | 1910-AK |
| Current whereabouts | Work currently not on display |
| Permalink | https://mskgent.be/collection/work/data/1910-AK |
| IIIF Manifest | https://imagehub.mskgent.be/iiif/3/492/manifest.json |
| Art & Architecture Thesaurus | 300417629 mythologies (religious concept) AAT |
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| Keywords Iconclass |
25F23(PANTHER)
beasts of prey, predatory animals: panther
Iconclass
31A the (nude) human figure; 'Corpo humano' (Ripa) Iconclass 31A231 standing figure Iconclass 31B6213 looking sideways Iconclass 32A22 thin (human type) Iconclass 48C7 music Iconclass 48C732 string instruments (plucked) Iconclass 48C7321 lyre, cithara, psaltery Iconclass 48C75 making music; musician with instrument Iconclass 94O (story of) Orpheus Iconclass 94O8(LYRE) attributes of Orpheus (LYRE) Iconclass |
| School / Style | Symbolism (artistic concept) AAT |
| De Orpheus van Geo Verbanck / Anthony Demey. - Sint-Niklaas : Stichting Geo Verbanck, 2015 (p. 14-22) |
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