Smell is represented in the guise of a young woman with flowers in her hands, seated on a chariot pulled by two greyhounds. The chariot is also embellished with flowers. In the background, two Biblical scenes are depicted: in the back left, God creates Adam, and in the back right, the house of Simon the Pharisee can be seen with St Mary Magdalene drying Christ's feet.
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Pieter Cool
RKD
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Maerten de Vos
RKD
Wikidata
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Joannes Galle
RKD
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| Title | The Smell, from the series The Five Senses |
| Period | 16th century |
| Medium and support | burin engraving AAT |
| Signatures, inscriptions, and markings | printed inscription: Odoratus |
| printed inscription outside the depiction, centre below: Acer odorato sequitur canis omnia naso | |
| printed inscription outside the depiction, bottom left: M. de Vos invent. | |
| printed inscription bottom right, outside the depiction: ioannes Galleus/ excudit. | |
| stamps (tools) reverse, lower left: Stad Gent / Museum voor Schone Kunsten | |
| Collection | print room |
| Object type | burin engraving AAT |
| Inventory number | 2014-LM-1 |
| Acquisition credit |
unknown
2014 |
| Current whereabouts | Work currently not on display |
| Permalink | https://mskgent.be/collection/work/data/2014-LM-1 |
| IIIF Manifest | https://imagehub.mskgent.be/iiif/3/11663/manifest.json |
| Art & Architecture Thesaurus |
300055866
allegory (artistic device)
AAT
300189808 figures (representations) AAT |
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| Keywords Iconclass |
11HH(MARY MAGDALENE)
the penitent harlot Mary Magdalene; possible attributes: book (or scroll), crown, crown of thorns, crucifix, jar of ointment, mirror, musical instrument, palm-branch, rosary, scourge
Iconclass
25G41 flowers Iconclass 31A3 the (five) senses Iconclass 31A33 smell, smelling (one of the five senses) Iconclass 31A72 female sex; woman Iconclass 31AA235 sitting figure - AA - female human figure Iconclass 31D13 adolescent, young woman, maiden Iconclass 34B11(GREYHOUND) dog (GREYHOUND) Iconclass 41A1 civic architecture; edifices; dwellings Iconclass 43A421 chariot, triumphal car Iconclass 46C144 four-wheeled, animal-drawn vehicle, e.g.: cab, carriage, coach Iconclass 48(+431) art (+ copy, copying ~ work of art) Iconclass 71A3 creation of man; the Garden of Eden (Genesis 1:26 - 2) Iconclass 73D132 Christ's feet are anointed by Mary (Magdalene) Iconclass |
| School / Style | Renaissance AAT |
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