The literary works illustrated by Félicien Rops form a true pantheon of symbolic literature. The artist made illustrations for texts, among others, by Charles Baudelaire, Stéphane Mallarmé, Paul Verlaine and his Belgian friend, Théo Hannon. Rops also designed the frontispiece for the collection of poems, Les Epaves by Baudelaire in 1866. The central theme of the composition is the tree of life nourished by the seven deadly sins. With this piece, the artist introduced the theme of the skeleton to his oeuvre for the first time.
| Artist |
Félicien Rops
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| Title | First Study for the Frontispiece of 'Les Epaves' by Charles Baudelaire |
| Date | ca. 1865 |
| Period | 19th century |
| Signatures, inscriptions, and markings | signatures (names) bottom left: Félicien Rops |
| inscription bottom right: E 465 | |
| inscription top right: 3 | |
| Collection | print room |
| Object type |
pencil drawings
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illustrations AAT |
| Inventory number | 2003-J-A-recto |
| Acquisition credit |
purchase
Rossaert Antwerp 2003 |
| Current whereabouts | Work currently not on display |
| Permalink | https://mskgent.be/collection/work/data/2003-J-A-recto |
| IIIF Manifest | https://imagehub.mskgent.be/iiif/3/5489/manifest.json |
| Art & Architecture Thesaurus | 300056485 fantastic art AAT |
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| Keywords Iconclass |
11N1
Vice, Evil, Sin; 'Peccato' (Ripa)
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11N3 the Seven Deadly Sins (personified) Iconclass 11N31 Pride; 'Superbia' (Ripa) ~ personification of one of the Seven Deadly Sins Iconclass 11N32 Envy; 'Invidia' (Ripa) ~ personification of one of the Seven Deadly Sins Iconclass 11N33 Anger; 'Ira' (Ripa) ~ personification of one of the Seven Deadly Sins Iconclass 11N34 Covetousness; 'Avaritia' (Ripa) ~ personification of one of the Seven Deadly Sins Iconclass 11N35 Gluttony, Intemperance, 'Gula'; 'Gola', 'Ingordigia', 'Ingordigia overo Avidita', 'Voracita' (Ripa) ~ personification of one of the Seven Deadly Sins Iconclass 11N36 Lust, Luxury, 'Luxuria'; 'Lussuria' (Ripa) ~ personification of one of the Deadly Sins Iconclass 11N37 Sloth, Indolence, 'Acedia', 'Desidia'; 'Accidia' (Ripa) ~ personification of one of the Seven Deadly Sins Iconclass 25F3 birds Iconclass 25F38(OSTRICH) walker and runner birds: ostrich Iconclass 25G11 groups of trees Iconclass 25G3 trees Iconclass 25G31 shrubs Iconclass 25H153 bush, shrubs ~ forest Iconclass 31A21 (human) skeleton Iconclass 31A211 (human) skull Iconclass 31F26 Death as skeleton Iconclass 31F3 dance of Death; Death together with one or more human beings Iconclass 48A9831 foliage, tendrils, branches ~ ornament Iconclass 48A9877 ornament ~ medallion Iconclass 48AA9831 foliage, tendrils, branches ~ ornament - AA - stylized Iconclass 49M411 frontispiece Iconclass 61B2(CHARLES BAUDELAIRE) historical person (CHARLES BAUDELAIRE) Iconclass 61B2(EUSTACHE-HYACINTHE LANGLOIS) historical person (EUSTACHE-HYACINTHE LANGLOIS) Iconclass 71A321 Garden of Eden, paradise Iconclass 71A3212 the tree of life and the tree of knowledge of good and evil Iconclass 83(BAUDELAIRE, Les Épaves) (scenes from) specific works of literature (BAUDELAIRE, Les Épaves) Iconclass 83(LANGLOIS, Sur les danses des morts) (scenes from) specific works of literature (LANGLOIS, Sur les danses des morts) Iconclass 92D1916 cupids: 'amores', 'amoretti', 'putti' Iconclass 93D1 Pegasus, the winged horse Iconclass |
| School / Style | Symbolism (artistic concept) AAT |
| Autour des Épaves de Charles Baudelaire (exposition Namur, Musée provincial Félicien Rops du 8 mai au 30 août 1999) / André Guyaux, Hélène Védrine. - Namur : Musée provincial Félicien Rops (Namen), 1999 (nr. 41) |
| Facing Time : Rops - Fabre (tentoonstelling Namen, Musée Provincial Félicien Rops, Maison de la Culture, Saint-Loupkerk, Citadel, 14.03.2015 - 30.08.2015) / Véronique Carpiaux, De Vos Joanna, Bernard-Henri Lévy. - Parijs : Somogy éditions d'art, 2015 ; Namen : Musée provincial Félicien Rops (Namen), 2015 (p. 191-192) |
| Decadence and Dark Dreams : Belgian Symbolism (exhibition Berlin, Alte Nationalgalerie, 18.09.2020 - 17.01.2021) / Ralph Gleis, Maja Brodrecht, Johan De Smet, Jane Block, Hans Körner. - Berlin : Staatliche Museen zu Berlin-Nationalgalerie, 2020 (pp.234-235) |
| Dekadenz und dunkle Träume : Der belgische Symbolismus (Ausstellung Berlin, Alte Nationalgalerie, 18.09.2020 - 17.01.2021) / Ralph Gleis, Maja Brodrecht, Johan De Smet, Jane Block, Hans Körner. - Berlin : Staatliche Museen zu Berlin-Nationalgalerie, 2020 |
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