Jupiter and Mercury in the House of Philemon and Baucis

burin engraving, paper
248 x 340 mm
Inv. 2014-LA

Cornelis I Galle

Antwerp 1576 - Antwerp 1650
engravers (printmakers)

Jan van den Hoecke

Antwerp 1611 - Antwerpen of Brussel ca. 1650 - 1651
after

Martinus I van den Enden

Antwerp 1605 - ca. 1654 - 1674
publisher

print room mythologies (religious concept) interior views (story of) Philemon and Baucis gods ~ classical mythology 17th century

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Jupiter and Mercury sit at table in the home of elderly couple Philemon and Baucis. Philemon is pouring wine to Jupiter. Baucis tries to grab a fleeing goose but Mercury stops her and says he recognises the old woman.

Artist	Cornelis I Galle RKD Antwerp 1576 - Antwerp 1650 engravers (printmakers)AAT
	Jan van den Hoecke RKD Antwerp 1611 - Antwerpen of Brussel ca. 1650 - 1651 after
	Martinus I van den Enden RKD Antwerp 1605 - ca. 1654 - 1674 publisherAAT
Title	Jupiter and Mercury in the House of Philemon and Baucis
Period	17th century
Medium and support	burin engraving AAT
Signatures, inscriptions, and markings	printed inscription outside the depiction, bottom left: Ioañ Van hoeck inue
	printed inscription bottom right, outside the depiction: Corñ Galle Sculp
	inscription outside the depiction, below: BAVCIS et PHILEMON, vt inter mortales beatiSsimi,/ quod Suá Sorte eSsent contenti a IOVE et MERCURIO inuiSuntur.
	printed inscription outside the depiction, below: Marti Vanden enden excud
Collection	print room
Object type	burin engraving AAT
Inventory number	2014-LA
Acquisition credit	bequest Horenbant, Jozef 2014
Current whereabouts	Work currently not on display
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IIIF Manifest	https://imagehub.mskgent.be/iiif/3/11616/manifest.json

Art & Architecture Thesaurus	300417629 mythologies (religious concept) AAT 300124520 interior views AAT 300189808 figures (representations) AAT
Keywords Iconclass	25F36(GOOSE) water-birds: goose Iconclass 31A the (nude) human figure; 'Corpo humano' (Ripa) Iconclass 31A71 male sex; man Iconclass 31A72 female sex; woman Iconclass 31D12 youth, young man, adolescent Iconclass 31D16 old man Iconclass 31D17 old woman Iconclass 41A2 interior of the house Iconclass 41A711 table Iconclass 41C71 alcoholic drinks Iconclass 41C711 wine ~ alcoholic drinks Iconclass 41C7111 glass of wine Iconclass 42D2 (civil) marriage ceremonies Iconclass 48(+431) art (+ copy, copying ~ work of art) Iconclass 92 gods ~ classical mythology Iconclass 92B1 (story of) Jupiter (Zeus) Iconclass 92B5 (story of) Mercury (Hermes) Iconclass 95A(PHILEMON & BAUCIS) (story of) Philemon and Baucis Iconclass
School / Style	Baroque AAT

Dutch and Flemish Etchings, Engravings and Woodcuts ca. 1450-1700 : Vol. VII. Fouceel - Gole / Friedrich Wilhelm H. Hollstein. - Amsterdam : Menno Hertzberger, 1949- (59)

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