Death Chasing the Flock of Mortals

Public Domain

Artist / maker

James Ensor (draftsman)

Date

1896

Period

19th century

Collection

Museum of Fine Arts Ghent

More about this work

Features
Artist / maker James Ensor VIAF RKD Wikidata
Type etching AAT
Category prints (visual works) AAT
Material paper AAT
Dimensions 235 x 175 mm
Location Work currently not on display
Object number 1998-B-104
Description
Subject fantastic art AAT
Tags Death (as one of the Four Last Things) Iconclass, Death as skeleton Iconclass, (human) skeleton Iconclass, (human) skull Iconclass, death's head, skull (symbol of Death) Iconclass, 'Trionfo della Morte', 'Triumphus Mortis'; 'Carro della morte' (Ripa) Iconclass, opening of the fourth seal: the man on the pale horse with a scythe (Death) Iconclass, Torment; 'Tribulatione' (Ripa) Iconclass, Fear, Dread; 'Paura', 'Timidita o Timore', 'Timore' (Ripa) Iconclass, Despair; 'Disperatione' (Ripa) Iconclass, agricultural implements: scythe Iconclass, crowd, mob Iconclass, herd, flock Iconclass, cattle driving, cattle driver Iconclass, female sex; woman Iconclass, children (first degree family relationships) Iconclass, tot, toddler ~ the ages of man Iconclass, boy (child between toddler and youth) Iconclass, girl (child between toddler and youth) Iconclass, youth, young man, adolescent Iconclass, adolescent, young woman, maiden Iconclass, adult man Iconclass, adult woman Iconclass, pregnant woman Iconclass, (lovers) kissing each other Iconclass, flight, running away; pursuing Iconclass, female sex; woman Iconclass, sunbeams Iconclass, public gardens, park Iconclass, lane, alley Iconclass, carousal, drinking-bout, orgy Iconclass, devil or demons attacking mortals Iconclass, devil(s) and demons Iconclass, Maidenhood Iconclass, Youth, Adolescence, 'Iuventus'; 'Adolescenza', 'Gioventu' (Ripa) Iconclass
Linked open data
Data PURL https://mskgent.be/collection/work/data/1998-B-104
IIIF manifest https://imagehub.mskgent.be/iiif/3/4141/manifest.json
LIDO XML https://datahub.vlaamsekunstcollectie.be/oai?verb=GetRecord&metadataPrefix=oai_lido&identifier=oai:datahub.vlaamsekunstcollectie.be:mskgent.be:1998-B-104
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