On the front left, the Apostle Philip baptises Queen Candace's Moorish chamberlain (Apostles 8 26). The son of a court painter at Weimar, Dietrich was considered to be a prodigy in landscape painting and was appointed court painter to the various Electors of Saxony.
| Artist |
Christian Wilhelm Ernst Dietrich
RKD
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| Title | The Baptism of the Chamberlain of Queen Candace of Ethiopia |
| Date | 1740 |
| Period | 18th century |
| Medium and support | etching AAT |
| Collection | print room |
| Object type | etching AAT |
| Inventory number | 2014-SD |
| Acquisition credit |
unknown
2014 |
| Current whereabouts | Work currently not on display |
| Permalink | https://mskgent.be/collection/work/data/2014-SD |
| IIIF Manifest | https://imagehub.mskgent.be/iiif/3/8886/manifest.json |
| Art & Architecture Thesaurus |
300055874
religious symbolism
AAT
300189808 figures (representations) AAT 300015636 landscapes AAT |
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| Keywords Iconclass |
11H(PHILIP)
the apostle Philip; possible attributes: book, cross, dish with snake, lance, scroll, stone, sword
Iconclass
11Q7562 blessing (either of things or persons), e.g. by anointing Iconclass 11QQ7321 baptism, christening ceremony ~ the first of the seven sacraments - QQ - baptism in the open air Iconclass 25F24(DROMEDARY) hoofed animals: dromedary Iconclass 25G31 shrubs Iconclass 31A231 standing figure Iconclass 31A2321 leaning forward Iconclass 31A71 male sex; man Iconclass 31D11221 boy (child between toddler and youth) Iconclass 32B321 African negroes Iconclass 33C13 Alexander and Candace Iconclass 41D221(TURBAN) head-gear: turban Iconclass 41D2632 parasol, sunshade Iconclass 42F5 house personnel, servants Iconclass 42F51 maid ~ house personnel Iconclass 42F53 manservant, footman Iconclass 44BB113 king - BB - female ruler Iconclass 45B the soldier; the soldier's life Iconclass 45C14(LANCE) helved weapons, polearms (for striking, hacking, thrusting): lance Iconclass 45C19(SHIELD) protective weapons: shield Iconclass 46A1265 Alexander (one of the nine worthies) Iconclass 61B2(ALEXANDER THE GREAT) historical person (ALEXANDER THE GREAT) Iconclass 61D(ETHIOPIA) geographical names of countries, regions, mountains, rivers, etc. (names of cities and villages excepted) (ETHIOPIA) Iconclass 71 Old Testament Iconclass 98B(ALEXANDER THE GREAT) (story of) Alexander the Great Iconclass |
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