Frontispiece with the rescue of ancient art treasures by the gods for the book Romanae et Graecae antiquitatis monumenta by Hubert Goltzius, ca. 1632 - 1645, ca. 1645

burin engraving, paper
311 x 203 mm
Inv. 2015-MJ

Cornelis I Galle

Antwerp 1576 - Antwerp 1650
engravers (printmakers)

Peter Paul Rubens

Siegen 1577 - Antwerp 1640
after

Balthasar II Moretus

1615 - 1674
publisher

print room mythologies (religious concept) figures (representations) (story of) Minerva (Pallas, Athena) (story of) Mercury (Hermes) 17th century

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Father Time and Death thrust the representatives of ancient cultures into an abyss. The gods attempt to save ancient art treasures. Mercury lifts a Roman statue from a pit, Hercules passes a basket of ancient coins and Minerva helps a man take delivery of the basket. In the centre is a bust depicting the personification of the Antiquities, with laurel wreath and book.

Artist	Cornelis I Galle RKD Antwerp 1576 - Antwerp 1650 engravers (printmakers)AAT
	Peter Paul Rubens RKD VIAF Wikidata Siegen 1577 - Antwerp 1640 after
	Balthasar II Moretus 1615 - 1674 publisherAAT
Title	Frontispiece with the rescue of ancient art treasures by the gods for the book Romanae et Graecae antiquitatis monumenta by Hubert Goltzius
Date	ca. 1632 - 1645 ca. 1645
Period	17th century
Location	Antwerp TGN
Medium and support	burin engraving AAT
Collection	print room
Object type	burin engraving AAT reproductive prints AAT illustrations AAT
Inventory number	2015-MJ
Acquisition credit	unknown
Current whereabouts	Work currently not on display
Permalink	https://mskgent.be/collection/work/data/2015-MJ
IIIF Manifest	https://imagehub.mskgent.be/iiif/3/9134/manifest.json

Art & Architecture Thesaurus	300417629 mythologies (religious concept) AAT 300189808 figures (representations) AAT
Keywords Iconclass	23A allegory of Time and Eternity Iconclass 48C24 piece of sculpture, reproduction of a piece of sculpture Iconclass 9 Classical Mythology and Ancient History Iconclass 23 time Iconclass 31F symbols and personifications of Death Iconclass 31F23 Death as man Iconclass 41B32 torch Iconclass 45C11(SPEAR) casting weapons: spear Iconclass 46B311 coin Iconclass 48(+431) art (+ copy, copying ~ work of art) Iconclass 48A6 damaging or destroying a work of art Iconclass 92B5 (story of) Mercury (Hermes) Iconclass 92C2 (story of) Minerva (Pallas, Athena) Iconclass 94L (story of) Hercules (Heracles) Iconclass 98 classical history Iconclass
School / Style	Baroque AAT

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