The Stoning of Saint Stephen

Public Domain

Artist(s) / maker(s)

Jacopo Palma (il Giovane) (after)
,
Aegidius II Sadeler (engravers (printmakers))

Date

ca. 1580 - 1629

Periods

16th century, 17 century

Collection

Museum of Fine Arts Ghent
St Stephen is stoned to death. He is kneeling on the ground while a crowd throws stones at him. Top left in the clouds are God the Father and Christ.

More about this work

Features
Artist(s) / maker(s) Jacopo Palma (il Giovane) , Aegidius II Sadeler
Types burin engraving , reproductive prints AAT
Category prints (visual works)
Material paper
Dimensions 244 x 200 mm
Location Work currently not on display
Object number 2013-HU
Description
Subject religious symbolism AAT
Tags saints Iconclass, the deacon and (proto)martyr Stephen; possible attributes: censer, stones Iconclass, the stoning of Stephen; the witnesses lay down their clothes at Saul's feet Iconclass, Stephen's vision of Christ in heaven Iconclass, executioner, hangman Iconclass, torture Iconclass, violent death by stoning Iconclass, Christ Iconclass, God the Father Iconclass, male sex; man Iconclass, the (nude) human figure; 'Corpo humano' (Ripa) Iconclass, art (+ copy, copying ~ work of art) Iconclass
Linked open data
Data PURL https://mskgent.be/collection/work/data/2013-HU
IIIF manifest https://imagehub.mskgent.be/iiif/3/6712/manifest.json
LIDO XML https://datahub.vlaamsekunstcollectie.be/oai?verb=GetRecord&metadataPrefix=oai_lido&identifier=oai:datahub.vlaamsekunstcollectie.be:mskgent.be:2013-HU
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