Orpheus

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Artist / maker

Geo Verbanck (sculptors)

Date

1910

Period

20th century

Collection

Museum of Fine Arts Ghent
In 1909 Geo Verbanck applied for the Rome Prize for sculpture. The commission read: "Orpheus, figure from the Greek doctrine of the gods, poet, divine singer, enchanted and charmed by the enchanting tones of his lyre, even the most insensitive beings. Verbanck won the Second Prize. Shortly afterwards the city of Ghent ordered this smaller wooden version from the artist.

More about this work

Features
Artist / maker Geo Verbanck VIAF RKD Wikidata
Type wood AAT
Category sculpture (visual works)
Material wood
Dimensions 65.5 x 24.5 x 20.7 cm
Location Work currently not on display
Object number 1910-AK
Description
Subject mythologies (religious concept)
Tags (story of) Orpheus Iconclass, attributes of Orpheus (LYRE) Iconclass, music Iconclass, making music; musician with instrument Iconclass, string instruments (plucked) Iconclass, lyre, cithara, psaltery Iconclass, the (nude) human figure; 'Corpo humano' (Ripa) Iconclass, standing figure Iconclass, looking sideways Iconclass, thin (human type) Iconclass, beasts of prey, predatory animals: panther Iconclass, gods ~ classical mythology Iconclass
Linked open data
Data PURL https://mskgent.be/collection/work/data/1910-AK
LIDO XML https://datahub.vlaamsekunstcollectie.be/oai?verb=GetRecord&metadataPrefix=oai_lido&identifier=oai:datahub.vlaamsekunstcollectie.be:mskgent.be:1910-AK
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