Cupid, blindfolded, and Jupiter, below him, are riding on a chariot pulled by two (or four?) horses. They are accompanied by King Solomon, Hercules, Ovid, Tibulus, Marcellius, Pyramus and Thisbe.
| Artist |
Philips Galle
RKD
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Maarten van Heemskerck
RKD
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Joannes Galle
RKD
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| Title | The Triumph of Love |
| Date | ca. 1565 |
| Period | 16th century |
| Medium and support |
burin engraving
AAT
etching AAT |
| Collection | print room |
| Object type |
burin engraving
AAT
etching AAT |
| Inventory number | 2014-PE |
| Acquisition credit |
unknown
2014 |
| Current whereabouts | Work currently not on display |
| Permalink | https://mskgent.be/collection/work/data/2014-PE |
| IIIF Manifest | https://imagehub.mskgent.be/iiif/3/11765/manifest.json |
| Art & Architecture Thesaurus |
300055866
allegory (artistic device)
AAT
300189808 figures (representations) AAT 300263554 animal paintings AAT 300015636 landscapes AAT 300417629 mythologies (religious concept) AAT |
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| Keywords Iconclass |
31A71
male sex; man
Iconclass
31D14 adult man Iconclass 43A(+2) festivities (+ parade, pageant, cavalcade ~ festive activities) Iconclass 43A421 chariot, triumphal car Iconclass 44B112 emperor Iconclass 44B113 king Iconclass 44B191 crown (symbol of sovereignty) Iconclass 44B192 sceptre, staff (symbol of sovereignty) Iconclass 46C13141 horse Iconclass 48(+431) art (+ copy, copying ~ work of art) Iconclass 48C91 writer, poet, author Iconclass 48C93 portrait of a writer Iconclass 56F2 (personifications and symbolic representations of) Love; 'Amore (secondo Seneca)' (Ripa) Iconclass 61B2 historical persons Iconclass 71I story of Solomon Iconclass 9 Classical Mythology and Ancient History Iconclass 92 gods ~ classical mythology Iconclass 92B1 (story of) Jupiter (Zeus) Iconclass 92D1 (story of) Cupid, Amor (Eros) Iconclass 92D18(ARROW) attributes of Cupid: arrow(s) Iconclass 92D18(BOW) attributes of Cupid: bow Iconclass 92D18(QUIVER) attributes of Cupid: quiver Iconclass 94L (story of) Hercules (Heracles) Iconclass 95A(PYRAMUS & THISBE) (story of) Pyramus and Thisbe Iconclass 98B(OVID) (story of) Ovid Iconclass |
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