Christ's Triumph over Death

Public Domain

Artist / maker

Théophile Marie François Lybaert (draftsmen (artists))

Period

19th century

Collection

Museum of Fine Arts Ghent
This is a detailed, full-scale preliminary study for the central part of the sheet panel in the Chapel of the Sweet Name of Jesus in the Holy Christmas Church in Ghent. Only a few details differ: a badge on Christ's cloak is missing from the drawing, as are the daisies at the bottom. The blood jet does not appear on…
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This is a detailed, full-scale preliminary study for the central part of the sheet panel in the Chapel of the Sweet Name of Jesus in the Holy Christmas Church in Ghent. Only a few details differ: a badge on Christ's cloak is missing from the drawing, as are the daisies at the bottom. The blood jet does not appear on the altarpiece, nor does the chalice, which is replaced there by a rose bush.
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More about this work

Features
Artist / maker Théophile Marie François Lybaert VIAF RKD Wikidata
Types pencil drawings AAT, ink drawing AAT, lavis (technique)
Category drawings (visual works) AAT
Materials pencils (drawing and writing equipment) , Conté crayon , paper , canvas
Dimensions 2085 x 864 mm
Location Work currently not on display
Object number 1931-AB
Description
Subject religious symbolism AAT
Tags names of cities and villages (GHENT) Iconclass, names of historical buildings, sites, streets, etc. (SAINT ANNE’S CHURCH) Iconclass, names of historical buildings, sites, streets, etc. (CHAPEL OF THE SWEET NAME JESUS) Iconclass, New Testament Iconclass, Christ Iconclass, Christ as adult Iconclass, adult Christ together with apostles, evangelists, saints, etc. Iconclass, public life of Christ: from his baptism until the Passion Iconclass, Christ triumphing (with crown, head usually upright) Iconclass, death's head, skull (symbol of Death) Iconclass, personifications of Death; 'Morte' (Ripa) Iconclass, sitting figure Iconclass, the Sacred Blood Iconclass, Christ's blood saving mankind Iconclass, plants and herbs: thistle Iconclass, dogmatic theology Iconclass, doctrine on original sin, and Redemption Iconclass
Linked open data
Data PURL https://mskgent.be/collection/work/data/1931-AB
IIIF manifest https://imagehub.mskgent.be/iiif/3/1174/manifest.json
LIDO XML https://datahub.vlaamsekunstcollectie.be/oai?verb=GetRecord&metadataPrefix=oai_lido&identifier=oai:datahub.vlaamsekunstcollectie.be:mskgent.be:1931-AB
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