The Sons of God Saw that the Daughters of Men Were Fair

Public Domain

Artist / maker

Maurice William Greiffenhagen (painters (artists))

Periods

19th century, 20th century

Collection

Museum of Fine Arts Ghent

More about this work

Features
Artist / maker Maurice William Greiffenhagen
Type oil paintings (visual works) AAT
Category paintings (visual works) AAT
Materials oil paint , canvas
Dimensions 127.3 x 122.3 cm
Location Work on display
Object number 1909-III
Description
Subject mythologies (religious concept)
Tags Classical Mythology and Ancient History Iconclass, myths about creation: cosmogony, theogony, and the origin of man Iconclass, gods ~ classical mythology Iconclass, son (first degree family relationships) Iconclass, daughter (first degree family relationships) Iconclass, standing figure Iconclass, standing figure - AA - female human figure Iconclass, the (nude) human figure; 'Corpo humano' (Ripa) - AA - female human figure Iconclass, arm stretched sidewards Iconclass, Beauty; 'Bellezza' (Ripa) Iconclass, Desire and Aversion Iconclass, Desire; 'Desiderio' (Ripa) Iconclass, (Feeling of) Attraction Iconclass, Temptation; 'Tentatione' (Ripa) Iconclass
Linked open data
Data PURL https://mskgent.be/collection/work/data/1909-III
IIIF manifest https://imagehub.mskgent.be/iiif/3/476/manifest.json
LIDO XML https://datahub.vlaamsekunstcollectie.be/oai?verb=GetRecord&metadataPrefix=oai_lido&identifier=oai:datahub.vlaamsekunstcollectie.be:mskgent.be:1909-III
Vlaamse Kunstcollectie - EN

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