The writer Cyriel Buysse was born in Nevele in 1859. An exceptional place in his career as a writer is occupied by the play "Het Gezin van Paemel" (The Paemel Family), a social drama that stems from his sense of justice and his love and compassion for the humble and the downtrodden. Geo Verbanck designed this plaque by order of the city of Ghent on the occasion of Buysse's 70th birthday in 1929. Buysse received this portrait medal, executed in silver, during a special homage. A limited number of plaques in bronze could be ordered by subscription. Verbanck also modelled a bust of Buysse (1930-F), which was donated to the Museum of Fine Arts in Ghent by his widow.
| Artist |
Geo Verbanck
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VIAF
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| Title | Plaque Medal Portraying Cyriel Buysse |
| Date | 1929 |
| Period | 20th century |
| Medium and support | founding (metal or glass working) AAT |
| Signatures, inscriptions, and markings | signature and year on the front side: Géo Verbanck 1929 |
| Collection | sculpture AAT |
| Object type |
portrait medal
plaques (flat objects) AAT |
| Inventory number | 1929-AQ-3 |
| Permalink | https://mskgent.be/collection/work/data/1929-AQ-3 |
| IIIF Manifest | https://imagehub.mskgent.be/iiif/3/1143/manifest.json |
| Art & Architecture Thesaurus | 300189808 figures (representations) AAT |
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| Keywords Iconclass |
31A71
male sex; man
Iconclass
31D16 old man Iconclass 48C91 writer, poet, author Iconclass 48C93 portrait of a writer Iconclass 61B2 historical persons Iconclass 61B2(CYRIEL BUYSSE) historical person (CYRIEL BUYSSE) Iconclass |
| School / Style | realism (artistic form of expression) AAT |
| Geo Verbanck (1881 - 1961) : medailles (tentoonstelling Gent, Galerij St-John, 7 - 21 september 2003) / Anthony Demey. - s.l. : Promotie van de Medaille, 2003 (p. 41-42) |
| Geo Verbanck : medailles = Medals / Anthony Demey. - Sint-Niklaas : Stichting Geo Verbanck, 2016 |
| Alphonse en André Vander Stricht, bierbrouwers te Gent, geportretteerd door Geo Verbanck / Anthony Demey. - Sint-Niklaas : Stichting Geo Verbanck, 2016 |
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