Devils Trashing Angels and Archangels

Public Domain

Artist / maker

James Ensor (etchers)

Date

1888

Period

19th century

Collection

Museum of Fine Arts Ghent
This etching is one of the most daring in Ensor's graphic oeuvre. It refers to the painting "The Fall of the Rebellious Angels" by Pieter Bruegel (Brussels, Royal Museums of Fine Arts of Belgium), the etching "The Temptation of St Anthony" by Jacques Callot and the fantastic figures of Hieronymus Bosch. The etching is above all a highlight of Ensor's…
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This etching is one of the most daring in Ensor's graphic oeuvre. It refers to the painting "The Fall of the Rebellious Angels" by Pieter Bruegel (Brussels, Royal Museums of Fine Arts of Belgium), the etching "The Temptation of St Anthony" by Jacques Callot and the fantastic figures of Hieronymus Bosch. The etching is above all a highlight of Ensor's own fantastic language of forms.
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More about this work

Features
Artist / maker James Ensor VIAF RKD Wikidata
Type etching
Category prints (visual works)
Material paper
Dimensions 249 x 292 mm
Location Work currently not on display
Object number 1998-B-23
Description
Subject fantastic art
Tags devil(s) and demons Iconclass, angels Iconclass, female angels Iconclass, the seven Archangels Iconclass, Distinction between Good and Bad; 'Distintione del bene del male' (Ripa) Iconclass, violent death, being killed; being mishandled and maltreated; seeking death Iconclass, violent death ~ maltreatment, torture Iconclass, hunting, chase Iconclass, flight, running away; pursuing Iconclass, rape, violation Iconclass, Imagination; 'Imaginatione' (Ripa) Iconclass, Fantasy, Caprice; 'Capriccio' (Ripa) Iconclass
Linked open data
Data PURL https://mskgent.be/collection/work/data/1998-B-23
IIIF manifest https://imagehub.mskgent.be/iiif/3/4022/manifest.json
LIDO XML https://datahub.vlaamsekunstcollectie.be/oai?verb=GetRecord&metadataPrefix=oai_lido&identifier=oai:datahub.vlaamsekunstcollectie.be:mskgent.be:1998-B-23
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