Triptolemus, the servant of the goddess of agriculture Ceres, walks to a barn with a sieve and a threshing flail. A dragon stands beside him.
| Artist |
Cornelis Cort
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Frans I Floris
RKD
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Hendrick Goltzius
RKD
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| Title | Triptolemus |
| Date | 1565 |
| Period | 16th century |
| Location |
Antwerp
TGN
Haarlem TGN |
| Medium and support | burin engraving AAT |
| Signatures, inscriptions, and markings | printed inscription in the dipiction, at the top: Triptolemus / Dispensator frugum |
| printed inscription in the depiction, bottom centre: FFloris inve. | |
| printed inscription in the depiction, bottom centre: Goltzius exudebat | |
| printed inscription in the depiction, bottom centre: Cor. Cort, fec. | |
| inscription reverse, centre below: DR | |
| Collection | print room |
| Object type | burin engraving AAT |
| Inventory number | 2014-MU-3 |
| Acquisition credit |
unknown
2014 |
| Current whereabouts | Work currently not on display |
| Permalink | https://mskgent.be/collection/work/data/2014-MU-3 |
| IIIF Manifest | https://imagehub.mskgent.be/iiif/3/11703/manifest.json |
| Art & Architecture Thesaurus |
300417629
mythologies (religious concept)
AAT
300189808 figures (representations) AAT 300263554 animal paintings AAT |
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| Keywords Iconclass |
25FF41
fabulous animals ~ lizards
Iconclass
25FF411 dragon Iconclass 25H18 cultivated land Iconclass 31A the (nude) human figure; 'Corpo humano' (Ripa) Iconclass 31A231 standing figure Iconclass 31A71 male sex; man Iconclass 41A18 hut, cabin, lodge Iconclass 47I1 agriculture Iconclass 47I13 cultivation ~ agriculture Iconclass 47I15 agricultural implements Iconclass 47I2271 stall, stable Iconclass 48(+431) art (+ copy, copying ~ work of art) Iconclass 9 Classical Mythology and Ancient History Iconclass 92 gods ~ classical mythology Iconclass 92M1 (story of) Ceres (Demeter) Iconclass 92M192 (story of) Triptolemus Iconclass 92M1921 Ceres instructs Triptolemus and sends him about the world in her dragon-drawn chariot Iconclass 92M19211 the mission of Triptolemus: he teaches agriculture to mankind Iconclass |
| School / Style | Renaissance AAT |
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