The two sketches on this sheet correspond to the paintings of the same name by Jan van Cleef in the Holy Cross Chapel of St James' Church in Ghent.
| Artist |
Jan III van Cleve
RKD
VIAF
Wikidata
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| Title | The Brazen Serpent and Moses and The Discovery of the Holy Cross |
| Period |
17th century
18th century |
| Medium and support |
grey wash
wash AAT |
| Signatures, inscriptions, and markings | watermarks |
| Collection | print room |
| Object type |
ink drawing
lavis (technique) AAT |
| Inventory number | 1950-W-40 |
| Acquisition credit |
purchase
Verhoeven, Rudolphe 1915 |
| Current whereabouts | Work currently not on display |
| Permalink | https://mskgent.be/collection/work/data/1950-W-40 |
| IIIF Manifest | https://imagehub.mskgent.be/iiif/3/2218/manifest.json |
| Art & Architecture Thesaurus | 300055874 religious symbolism AAT |
|---|---|
| Keywords Iconclass |
11D411
legend of the True Cross
Iconclass
11I62(MOSES) Moses (not in biblical context); possible attributes: rays of light or horns on his head, rod, Tables of the Law Iconclass 25F42 snakes Iconclass 31A71 male sex; man Iconclass 31A72 female sex; woman Iconclass 73D82(CROSS) cross ~ instruments of the Passion Iconclass |
| School / Style | Baroque AAT |
| Museum voor Schone Kunsten Gent : Tekeningen, pastels en aquarellen; Inventaris / Moniek Nagels. - Gent : Museum voor Schone Kunsten Gent, 1988 (p. 52) |
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