Angel with the Sword of Saint Peter, the Moneybag of Judas and a Torch, from the series Theatrum Passionis Christi

Public Domain

Artist / maker

Aegidius II Sadeler (engravers (printmakers))

Period

17 century

Collection

Museum of Fine Arts Ghent
An angel holds Judas' moneybag and a torch in his hands. In front of the angel is the sword Peter used to cut off the ear of a soldier when arresting Christ in the garden of Olives.

More about this work

Features
Artist / maker Aegidius II Sadeler
Type burin engraving
Category prints (visual works)
Material paper
Dimensions 156 x 109 mm
Location Work currently not on display
Object number 2014-OS
Description
Subjects religious symbolism AAT, figures (representations)
Tags angels Iconclass, torch Iconclass, money Iconclass, purse, money-bag Iconclass, hacking and thrusting weapons: sword Iconclass, fire (one of the four elements) Iconclass, smoke Iconclass, the apostle Peter, first bishop of Rome; possible attributes: book, cock, (upturned) cross, (triple) crozier, fish, key, scroll, ship, tiara Iconclass, Judas Iscariot (not in biblical context) Iconclass, the nine choirs of angels, hierarchy of angels Iconclass, Virtues (holding instruments of the Passion) ~ hierarchy of angels Iconclass, single instruments of the Passion (SWORD) Iconclass, art (+ copy, copying ~ work of art) Iconclass
Linked open data
Data PURL https://mskgent.be/collection/work/data/2014-OS
IIIF manifest https://imagehub.mskgent.be/iiif/3/11748/manifest.json
LIDO XML https://datahub.vlaamsekunstcollectie.be/oai?verb=GetRecord&metadataPrefix=oai_lido&identifier=oai:datahub.vlaamsekunstcollectie.be:mskgent.be:2014-OS
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