In an interior of a classical temple, Hamilcar and his son Hannibal kneel before a statue with three heads. On the right, a priest makes an offering while others look on. Contrary to what the engraved caption suggests, the print was not made after a painting by Theodoor Rombouts, but after a work by Caspar Netscher.
| Artist |
François Godefroy
RKD
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Caspar Netscher
RKD
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| Title | Hannibal's Oath |
| Date | ca. 1808 |
| Period | 19th century |
| Medium and support | burin engraving AAT |
| Collection | print room |
| Object type | burin engraving AAT |
| Inventory number | 2014-RY |
| Acquisition credit |
unknown
2014 |
| Current whereabouts | Work currently not on display |
| Permalink | https://mskgent.be/collection/work/data/2014-RY |
| IIIF Manifest | https://imagehub.mskgent.be/iiif/3/8857/manifest.json |
| Art & Architecture Thesaurus |
300417629
mythologies (religious concept)
AAT
300189808 figures (representations) AAT 300124520 interior views AAT |
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| Keywords Iconclass |
12A43
the Temple (in general) ~ Jewish religion
Iconclass
12F51 priest ~ Roman religion Iconclass 31A233 kneeling figure Iconclass 31A71 male sex; man Iconclass 48(+431) art (+ copy, copying ~ work of art) Iconclass 92 gods ~ classical mythology Iconclass 98B(HANNIBAL) (story of) Hannibal Iconclass 98B(HANNIBAL)11 in front of the altar, young Hannibal takes the oath to fight the Romans (sworn hatred) Iconclass |
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