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The Defence of the Ideal

  • zincographs, paper
  • Inv. 1972-Y

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Artist

Charles Doudelet RKD VIAF Wikidata
Lille 1861 - Ghent 1938
printmakerAAT

Title The Defence of the Ideal
Period 19th century
20th century
Medium and support zincographs AAT
Signatures, inscriptions, and markings signatures (names) in the representation, bottom left: Charles Doudelet
inscription outside the depiction, bottom left: Défense de l’Idéal - La lutte entre la Lumière et les / Ténèbres, entre l’Idéal et la Matière, entre le Bien et le / Mal. Des archanges défendent le Temple de l’Idéal / assailli par les démons du matérialisme et par les / Vices
Collection print room
Object type zincographs AAT
Inventory number 1972-Y
Acquisition credit purchase
Doudelet (coll.)
1972
Current whereabouts Work currently not on display
Permalink https://mskgent.be/collection/work/data/1972-Y
IIIF Manifest https://imagehub.mskgent.be/iiif/3/3017/manifest.json
Art & Architecture Thesaurus 300055865 Symbolism (artistic concept) AAT
Keywords Iconclass 11G angels Iconclass
11Q712 church (exterior) Iconclass
25F23(TIGER) beasts of prey, predatory animals: tiger Iconclass
25I city-view, and landscape with man-made constructions Iconclass
25I12 prospect of city, town panorama, silhouette of city Iconclass
25II19 metropolis - II - ideal city Iconclass
31A235 sitting figure Iconclass
31A71 male sex; man Iconclass
31A72 female sex; woman Iconclass
31AA235 sitting figure - AA - female human figure Iconclass
33B3 fighting Iconclass
41A1 civic architecture; edifices; dwellings Iconclass
41A14 urban housing Iconclass
46A632 address, talk, lecture (~ meeting) Iconclass
52A4 Imagination; 'Imaginatione' (Ripa) Iconclass
52A44 Fantasy, Caprice; 'Capriccio' (Ripa) Iconclass
School / Style Symbolism (artistic concept) AAT
Charles Doudelet et le symbolisme : les portes d'or (exposition Namur, musée Félicien Rops, 22.10.2022 - 05.03.2023) / Denis Laoureux, Jan Boddaert, Daniel Guéguen, Thomas Deprez, Véronique Carpiaux, Giuseppe Di Stazio. - Milano : SilvanaEditoriale, 2022 (p.163)
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