Suatacopius was the king of Bohemia, but retreated into the wilderness after a war. In the print, the saint sits against a tree and prays to God. On the right in the background his horse and the armour he left behind as a hermit can be seen. To the right are three walkers.
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Hans Sadeler
RKD
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Maerten de Vos
RKD
Wikidata
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Hans Sadeler
RKD
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Raphael I Sadeler
RKD
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| Title | Saint Suatacopius as a Hermit, from the series Trophaeum vitae solitariae |
| Date | 1598 |
| Period | 16th century |
| Location | Venice TGN |
| Medium and support | burin engraving AAT |
| Signatures, inscriptions, and markings | printed inscription in the depiction, bottom centre: M. de Vos figur. Jo Sadeler scal. |
| printed inscription in the depiction, at the bottom right: cù gratia et pricileg. Su. Pont. | |
| printed inscription outside the depiction, bottom left: Imperij victus Rex Suatacopius armis,/ Sambri ad radices exuit arma iugi: | |
| printed inscription outside the depiction, centre below: 13 | |
| printed inscription bottom right, outside the depiction: Hic tribus horrentis cultoribus haesit Eremi,/ Pro regno se reperisse Deum. | |
| Collection | print room |
| Object type | burin engraving AAT |
| Inventory number | 2014-LV-3 |
| Acquisition credit |
unknown
2014 |
| Current whereabouts | Work currently not on display |
| Permalink | https://mskgent.be/collection/work/data/2014-LV-3 |
| IIIF Manifest | https://imagehub.mskgent.be/iiif/3/11637/manifest.json |
| Art & Architecture Thesaurus |
300055874
religious symbolism
AAT
300189808 figures (representations) AAT 300015636 landscapes AAT |
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| Keywords Iconclass |
11H
saints
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11H(SUATACOPIUS) male saints (SUATACOPIUS) Iconclass 11Q3 ascetic life and practice Iconclass 11Q31 mortification of the senses ~ ascetic life Iconclass 11Q331 anchorite, hermit Iconclass 25G3 trees Iconclass 25G31 shrubs Iconclass 25H15 forest, wood Iconclass 31A235 sitting figure Iconclass 31A71 male sex; man Iconclass 43B13 walking, hiking (recreation) Iconclass 44B113 king Iconclass 45C1 weapons Iconclass 46C13141 horse Iconclass 48(+431) art (+ copy, copying ~ work of art) Iconclass 61D(BOHEMIA) geographical names of countries, regions, mountains, rivers, etc. (names of cities and villages excepted) (BOHEMIA) Iconclass |
| School / Style | Renaissance AAT |
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