An angel holds the ladder of crucifixion in his hands. On the ground in front of him are other passion tools: a hammer, nails and an anointing pot.
| Artist |
Aegidius II Sadeler
RKD
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Marcus Sadeler
RKD
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| Title | Angel with Ladder, Hammer, Nails and Anointing Pot, from the series Theatrum Passionis Christi |
| Period | 17th century |
| Medium and support | burin engraving AAT |
| Signatures, inscriptions, and markings | printed inscription in the representation, bottom left: EG: Sadeler fecit |
| printed inscription outside the depiction, below: Cernis ut Assyrio Scala Sit bene iuncta liquori? / Unctus uis coelum Scandere? disce pati. | |
| printed inscription bottom right, outside the depiction: Marco Sadeler excudit. | |
| inscription on the reverse: 68 | |
| stamps (tools) on the reverse: STAD GENT / MUSEUM VOOR SCHONE KUNSTEN | |
| Collection | print room |
| Object type | engravings AAT |
| Inventory number | 2014-OT |
| Acquisition credit |
onbekend 2014 |
| Current whereabouts | Work currently not on display |
| Permalink | https://mskgent.be/collection/work/data/2014-OT |
| IIIF Manifest | https://imagehub.mskgent.be/iiif/3/11749/manifest.json |
| Art & Architecture Thesaurus |
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religious symbolism
AAT
300189808 figures (representations) AAT |
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| Keywords Iconclass |
11G
angels
Iconclass
11G15 Virtues (holding instruments of the Passion) ~ hierarchy of angels Iconclass 31A51453 ointment-jar Iconclass 41A343 ladder Iconclass 47D8(HAMMER) tools, aids, implements ~ crafts and industries: hammer Iconclass 47D8(PINCERS) tools, aids, implements ~ crafts and industries (PINCERS) Iconclass 48(+431) art (+ copy, copying ~ work of art) Iconclass 73D82(HAMMER) single instruments of the Passion (HAMMER) Iconclass 73D82(LADDER) single instruments of the Passion (LADDER) Iconclass 73D82(NAILS) nails ~ instruments of the Passion Iconclass 73D82(PINCERS) single instruments of the Passion (PINCERS) Iconclass |
| School / Style | Renaissance AAT |
| Hollstein's Dutch and Flemish Etchings, Engravings and Woodcuts ca. 1450-1700 : Vol. XXI. Aegidius Sadeler to Raphael Sadeler II : Text ; Vol. XXII : Plates / Friedrich Wilhelm H. Hollstein, Dieuwke De Hoop Scheffer, Karel Gerard Boon. - Amsterdam : Van Gendt & Co., 1980 (22) |
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