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The Sacrifice, from the series of Les Sataniques, 1882

  • photoaquatints (prints), soft-ground etchings (process), roulettes (engraving tools), paper, Japanese paper
  • 276 x 207 mm
  • Inv. 2009-AC-4

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Félicien Rops RKD VIAF Wikidata
Namur 1833 - Corbeil-Essonnes 1898
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Title The Sacrifice, from the series of Les Sataniques
Date 1882
Period 19th century
Medium and support photoaquatints (prints) AAT
soft-ground etchings (process) AAT
roulettes (engraving tools) AAT
Signatures, inscriptions, and markings monogram outside the depiction, centre below: FR
Collection print room
Object type photoaquatints (prints) AAT
Inventory number 2009-AC-4
Acquisition credit purchase
Galerie Boerner
Düsseldorf / New York
2009
Current whereabouts Work currently not on display
Permalink https://mskgent.be/collection/work/data/2009-AC-4
IIIF Manifest https://imagehub.mskgent.be/iiif/3/5810/manifest.json
Art & Architecture Thesaurus 300055874 religious symbolism AAT
300056485 fantastic art AAT
Keywords Iconclass 11K devil(s) and demons Iconclass
11K(SATAN) devil(s) and demons: Satan Iconclass
11K1 human-shaped devil Iconclass
11K2 devils in the form of (fabulous) animals Iconclass
12B2122 human sacrifice ~ non-Christian religions Iconclass
31A72 female sex; woman Iconclass
31AA the (nude) human figure; 'Corpo humano' (Ripa) - AA - female human figure Iconclass
31AA236 lying figure - AA - female human figure Iconclass
55C221 Sacrifice Iconclass
57AA5 Indecency, Impudence; 'Sfacciatigine' (Ripa) Iconclass
57AA51 Licentiousness, Lasciviousness; 'Lascivia', 'Licenza' (Ripa) Iconclass
92D1 (story of) Cupid, Amor (Eros) Iconclass
92D1916 cupids: 'amores', 'amoretti', 'putti' Iconclass
School / Style Symbolism (artistic concept) AAT
Félicien Rops : Catalogue raisonné de l'oeuvre gravé et lithographié ; Tome I. Les lithographies ; Tome II - III: Les eaux-fortes / Eugène Rouir. - Bruxelles : Claude Van Loock, 1987-1992 (dl. 2, p. 116-120; dl. 3, p. 639-640, cat. 923-4)
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 (p. 262)
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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