Between 1857 and 1875, Constantin Meunier regularly stayed at the Trappist monastery in Westmalle. During this period, the artist devoted himself to religiously inspired compositions. Although these works are somewhat misunderstood, they contain many elements that would determine his later naturalistic images of the contemporary industrial world. In Calvary, for example, Meunier associated the Passion of Christ with that of the miners. The volatile character of the painting and the dark use of colour reinforce the charged nature of the scene. This sketch is a preparatory study for the middle panel of the Triptych of the Mine (Brussels, Royal Museums of Fine Arts of Belgium).
| Artist |
Constantin Meunier
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| Title | Calvary |
| Date | ca. 1900 |
| Period | 19th century |
| Signatures, inscriptions, and markings | monogram bottom right: CM |
| Collection | paintings AAT |
| Object type | oil paintings (visual works) AAT |
| Inventory number | 1928-AS |
| Acquisition credit |
purchase
Galerie Georges Giroux Brussels 1928 |
| Current whereabouts | Work currently not on display |
| Permalink | https://mskgent.be/collection/work/data/1928-AS |
| IIIF Manifest | https://imagehub.mskgent.be/iiif/3/1115/manifest.json |
| Art & Architecture Thesaurus |
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religious symbolism
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300189808 figures (representations) AAT |
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| Keywords Iconclass |
11D
Christ
Iconclass
11D3 Christ as adult Iconclass 11D334 adult Christ together with apostles, evangelists, saints, etc. Iconclass 25D3 mining Iconclass 25D31 mine Iconclass 25D32 miner Iconclass 25D33 surface structures and surroundings of a mine Iconclass 25H114 low hill country Iconclass 46A17 working class, labourers Iconclass 73 New Testament Iconclass 73C public life of Christ: from his baptism until the Passion Iconclass 73D Passion of Christ Iconclass 73D4 from Pilate's palace to Golgotha: the procession to Calvary (Matthew 27:31-33; Mark 15:20-22; Luke 23:26-33; John 19:17) Iconclass 73D6 the crucifixion of Christ: Christ's death on the cross; Golgotha (Matthew 27:45-58; Mark 15:33-45; Luke 23:44-52; John 19:25-38) Iconclass |
| School / Style | realism (artistic form of expression) AAT |
| Catalogus van het Museum van Schoone Kunsten Gent : II: Moderne Meesters / Georges Chabot, Fritz Van Loo. - Gent : Ad. Hoste, 1932 (p. 107) |
| 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 (p. 239 (ill.)) |
| Museum voor Schone Kunsten Gent : De collectie (tentoonstelling vanaf 21 maart 2021) / Johan De Smet, Bart Ooghe, Frederica Van Dam, Lieven Van Den Abeele, Cathérine Verleysen. - Gent : Museum voor Schone Kunsten Gent, 2021 |
| Musée des Beaux-Arts de Gand : La Collection (exposition dès le 21 mars 2021) / Johan De Smet, Bart Ooghe, Frederica Van Dam, Lieven Van Den Abeele, Cathérine Verleysen. - Gand : Musée des Beaux-Arts de Gand, 2021 |
| Museum of Fine Arts Ghent : The Collection (exhibition opened on March 21th 2021) / Johan De Smet, Bart Ooghe, Frederica Van Dam, Lieven Van Den Abeele, Cathérine Verleysen. - Ghent : Museum of Fine Arts Ghent, 2021 |
| 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. 141, cat. 135 (ill.)) |
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