Before World War I, George Minne hardly explored any Christian themes in his work. Instead the artist preferred more universal themes, mainly emphasising the deeply human emotion and expression in his subjects. At times, the artist did start from Christian themes, e.g., in John the Baptist. The graphic design and the undulations and curves of this sculpture are reminiscent of his Praying Nun and point to the influence of the Art nouveau style. The sculpture exists in a plaster and a blue stone version, which the Museum of Fine Arts Ghent both owns. Minne created several preliminary studies for his sculpture of John the Baptist. They show how the artist starts from the kneeling John the Baptist to create various studies of the kneeling young men.
| Artist |
George Minne
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| Title | John the Baptist |
| Date | 1895 |
| Period | 19th century |
| Signatures, inscriptions, and markings | signature and year: G. Minne 1895 |
| Collection | sculpture AAT |
| Object type | bluestone AAT |
| Inventory number | 1931-Q |
| Acquisition credit |
purchase
Minne, George Sint-Martens-Latem 1931 |
| Current whereabouts | Work on display |
| Permalink | https://mskgent.be/collection/work/data/1931-Q |
| IIIF Manifest | https://imagehub.mskgent.be/iiif/3/1200/manifest.json |
| Art & Architecture Thesaurus | 300055874 religious symbolism AAT |
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| Keywords Iconclass |
11H(JOHN THE BAPTIST)
John the Baptist; possible attributes: book, reed cross, baptismal cup, honeycomb, lamb, staff
Iconclass
11Q2 (private) prayer; 'Oratione', 'Preghiere', 'Preghiere a Dio' (Ripa) Iconclass 11Q21 one person praying Iconclass 31A2321 leaning forward Iconclass 31A233 kneeling figure Iconclass 31A25312 head held in the hand(s), with elbows leaning on an elevation or on the knees Iconclass 73 New Testament Iconclass 73A (scenes from the life of) John the Baptist and Mary Iconclass |
| School / Style | Symbolism (artistic concept) AAT |
| George Minne en de kunst rond 1900 (Tentoonstelling Gent, Museum voor Schone Kunsten, 18.09.1982 - 05.12.1982) / Robert Hoozee, Monique Tahon-Vanroose, Albert Alhadeff. - Brussel : Gemeentekrediet, 1982 (p. 116-117, cat. 48) |
| Verwantschap & Eigenheid : Belgische en Nederlandse kunst 1890-1945 (tentoonstelling Gent, Museum voor Schone Kunsten, 3.3 - 16.6.2002) / Marc Lambrechts, Piet Boyens, Robert Hoozee, Johan De Smet, John Steen. - Gent : Tijdsbeeld, 2002 ; Amsterdam : Amsterdam University Press, 2002 (p. 128 (ill.), 130, cat. 26) |
| George Minne : voorbode van de moderne kunst = ein Anfang der Moderne (tentoonstelling Bremen, Gerhard-Marcks-Haus, 13.10.2013 - 26.01.2014 ; Den Haag - Scheveningen, museum Beelden aan Zee, 31.01 - 25.05.2014) / Bettina Berg, Yvette Deseyve, Ernst Van Raaij. - Bremen : Gerhard-Marcks-Haus, 2013 ; Köln : Wienand, 2013 |
| Belgische schone : Ensor tot Magritte ; Hoogtepunten uit de verzameling van het Museum voor Schone Kunsten Gent (tentoonstelling Laren, Singer Laren, 16.06 - 30.08.2015) / Johan De Smet, Jan Rudolph De Lorm. - Gent : Museum voor Schone Kunsten Gent, 2015 ; Laren : Singer Laren, 2015 ; Heule : Uitgeverij Snoeck, 2015 (cat. 26 (ill. p. 13)) |
| 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. 184, cat. 187 (ill.)) |
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