Frontispiece for 'Les Epaves' by Charles Baudelaire

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Artist(s) / maker(s)

Félicien Rops (etchers)
,
Charles Baudelaire (author)

Date

1866

Period

19th century

Collection

Museum of Fine Arts Ghent
The literary works illustrated by Félicien Rops form a true pantheon of symbolic literature. The artist made illustrations for texts, among others, by Charles Baudelaire, Stéphane Mallarmé, Paul Verlaine and his Belgian friend, Théo Hannon. Rops also designed the frontispiece for the collection of poems, Les Epaves by Baudelaire in 1866. The central theme of the composition is the tree…
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The literary works illustrated by Félicien Rops form a true pantheon of symbolic literature. The artist made illustrations for texts, among others, by Charles Baudelaire, Stéphane Mallarmé, Paul Verlaine and his Belgian friend, Théo Hannon. Rops also designed the frontispiece for the collection of poems, Les Epaves by Baudelaire in 1866. The central theme of the composition is the tree of life nourished by the seven deadly sins. With this piece, the artist introduced the theme of the skeleton to his oeuvre for the first time.
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Features
Artist(s) / maker(s) Félicien Rops VIAF RKD Wikidata, Charles Baudelaire VIAF RKD Wikidata
Types etching , drypoint , illustrations AAT
Category prints (visual works) AAT
Material paper
Dimensions 160 x 102 mm
Location Work currently not on display
Object number 2003-J-D
Description
Subject fantastic art
Tags (scenes from) specific works of literature (BAUDELAIRE, Les Épaves) Iconclass, historical person (CHARLES BAUDELAIRE) Iconclass, ornament ~ medallion Iconclass, historical person (EUSTACHE-HYACINTHE LANGLOIS) Iconclass, (scenes from) specific works of literature (LANGLOIS, Sur les danses des morts) Iconclass, the tree of life and the tree of knowledge of good and evil Iconclass, Garden of Eden, paradise Iconclass, Pegasus, the winged horse Iconclass, Death as skeleton Iconclass, (human) skeleton Iconclass, (human) skull Iconclass, dance of Death; Death together with one or more human beings Iconclass, Vice, Evil, Sin; 'Peccato' (Ripa) Iconclass, the Seven Deadly Sins (personified) Iconclass, Pride; 'Superbia' (Ripa) ~ personification of one of the Seven Deadly Sins Iconclass, Envy; 'Invidia' (Ripa) ~ personification of one of the Seven Deadly Sins Iconclass, Anger; 'Ira' (Ripa) ~ personification of one of the Seven Deadly Sins Iconclass, Covetousness; 'Avaritia' (Ripa) ~ personification of one of the Seven Deadly Sins Iconclass, Gluttony, Intemperance, 'Gula'; 'Gola', 'Ingordigia', 'Ingordigia overo Avidita', 'Voracita' (Ripa) ~ personification of one of the Seven Deadly Sins Iconclass, Lust, Luxury, 'Luxuria'; 'Lussuria' (Ripa) ~ personification of one of the Deadly Sins Iconclass, Sloth, Indolence, 'Acedia', 'Desidia'; 'Accidia' (Ripa) ~ personification of one of the Seven Deadly Sins Iconclass, cupids: 'amores', 'amoretti', 'putti' Iconclass, birds Iconclass, walker and runner birds: ostrich Iconclass, frontispiece Iconclass, trees Iconclass, groups of trees Iconclass, foliage, tendrils, branches ~ ornament Iconclass, foliage, tendrils, branches ~ ornament - AA - stylized Iconclass, shrubs Iconclass, bush, shrubs ~ forest Iconclass
Linked open data
Data PURL https://mskgent.be/collection/work/data/2003-J-D
IIIF manifest https://imagehub.mskgent.be/iiif/3/5493/manifest.json
LIDO XML https://datahub.vlaamsekunstcollectie.be/oai?verb=GetRecord&metadataPrefix=oai_lido&identifier=oai:datahub.vlaamsekunstcollectie.be:mskgent.be:2003-J-D
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