In this etching from 1889, Ensor sharply criticised the political situation of his time. King Leopold II is shown in the company of the country's two leading parties: on the right the liberals consisting of the army and the bourgeoisie, on the left the Church. The rulers are feeding their followers from the bourgeoisie, the clergy and the army with their excrements. In their hands they hold placards with the demands of the people. Ensor's vision of the political and social situation in Belgium at that time is also expressed in the etching "Belgium in the 19th century" (inv. 1998-B-81).
| Artist |
James Ensor
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| Title | Doctrinal Nourishment |
| Date | 1889 |
| Period | 19th century |
| Medium and support | etching AAT |
| Signatures, inscriptions, and markings | inscription top left: BELGIQUE EN 1889 / ALIMENTATION DOCTRINAIRE / INSTRUCTIO / OBLIGATOIRE / SERVICE / PERSONNE / SUFFRAGE / UNIVERSEL |
| inscription on the reverse: AT | |
| inscription on the reverse: 13 / 5/5 / (4e) etat) / D79 | |
| Collection | print room |
| Object type | etching AAT |
| Inventory number | 1998-B-79-2 |
| Acquisition credit |
purchase
Taevernier, Auguste (coll.) 1998 |
| Current whereabouts | Work currently not on display |
| Permalink | https://mskgent.be/collection/work/data/1998-B-79-2 |
| IIIF Manifest | https://imagehub.mskgent.be/iiif/3/4106/manifest.json |
| Art & Architecture Thesaurus | 300056485 fantastic art AAT |
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| Keywords Iconclass |
11P3
organization, functionaries and dignitaries in churches and in related institutions
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11P31 organization, functionaries and dignitaries in Roman Catholic church; clergy in general Iconclass 11P31131 insignia of bishop, e.g. mitre, crozier Iconclass 24A sun as celestial body Iconclass 31A234 squatting, crouching figure Iconclass 31A62 defecation Iconclass 31A623 faeces, excrement Iconclass 31A63 vomiting Iconclass 41C111 giving food Iconclass 44B113 king Iconclass 44B191 crown (symbol of sovereignty) Iconclass 44B192 sceptre, staff (symbol of sovereignty) Iconclass 44C3 politics Iconclass 44C312 political caricatures and satires Iconclass 44C34 politician, e.g. party leader Iconclass 45 warfare; military affairs Iconclass 45C211 uniform cap Iconclass 45D312 officer Iconclass 46A131 bourgeoisie, middle class, citizens, burghers Iconclass 46A7 crowd, mob Iconclass 52A4 Imagination; 'Imaginatione' (Ripa) Iconclass 52A44 Fantasy, Caprice; 'Capriccio' (Ripa) Iconclass 61B2 historical persons Iconclass 61B2(LEOPOLD II) historical person (LEOPOLD II) Iconclass |
| School / Style |
phantasy
satire (artistic device) AAT social realism AAT |
| Henri Leys, Henri de Braekeleer, James Ensor / Loys Delteil. - Paris : Chez l'Auteur, 1925 (nr. 79) |
| James Ensor : Catalogue illustré de ses gravures ; Leur description critique et l'inventaire des plaques = Geïllustreerde catalogus van zijn gravures ; Hun kritische beschrijving en inventaris van de platen = Illustrated catalogue of his engravings ; Their critical description and inventary of the plates / Auguste Taevernier. - Ledeberg (Gent) : Erasmus Boekhandel bv Amsterdam, 1973 (nr. 79) |
| Symbolen en metaforen (focustentoonstelling Deurle, museum Dhondt-Dhaenens, 16.02 - 30.03.2003) / Robert Hoozee. - Deurle (Sint-Martens-Latem) : Museum Dhondt-Dhaenens, 2003 |
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