The Baptism of the Chamberlain of Queen Candace of Ethiopia

Public Domain

Artist / maker

Christian Wilhelm Ernst Dietrich (etchers)

Date

1740

Period

18th century

Collection

Museum of Fine Arts Ghent
On the front left, the Apostle Philip baptises Queen Candace's Moorish chamberlain (Apostles 8 26). The son of a court painter at Weimar, Dietrich was considered to be a prodigy in landscape painting and was appointed court painter to the various Electors of Saxony.

More about this work

Features
Artist / maker Christian Wilhelm Ernst Dietrich VIAF RKD Wikidata
Type etching
Category prints (visual works)
Material paper
Dimensions 188 x 267 mm
Location Work currently not on display
Object number 2014-SD
Description
Subjects religious symbolism AAT, figures (representations) , landscapes
Tags Old Testament Iconclass, baptism, christening ceremony ~ the first of the seven sacraments - QQ - baptism in the open air Iconclass, the apostle Philip; possible attributes: book, cross, dish with snake, lance, scroll, stone, sword Iconclass, Alexander and Candace Iconclass, Alexander (one of the nine worthies) Iconclass, historical person (ALEXANDER THE GREAT) Iconclass, (story of) Alexander the Great Iconclass, king - BB - female ruler Iconclass, geographical names of countries, regions, mountains, rivers, etc. (names of cities and villages excepted) (ETHIOPIA) Iconclass, house personnel, servants Iconclass, manservant, footman Iconclass, hoofed animals: dromedary Iconclass, the soldier; the soldier's life Iconclass, parasol, sunshade Iconclass, head-gear: turban Iconclass, crown (symbol of sovereignty) Iconclass, helved weapons, polearms (for striking, hacking, thrusting): lance Iconclass, shrubs Iconclass, male sex; man Iconclass, leaning forward Iconclass, standing figure Iconclass, blessing (either of things or persons), e.g. by anointing Iconclass, African negroes Iconclass, boy (child between toddler and youth) Iconclass, maid ~ house personnel Iconclass
Linked open data
Data PURL https://mskgent.be/collection/work/data/2014-SD
IIIF manifest https://imagehub.mskgent.be/iiif/3/8886/manifest.json
LIDO XML https://datahub.vlaamsekunstcollectie.be/oai?verb=GetRecord&metadataPrefix=oai_lido&identifier=oai:datahub.vlaamsekunstcollectie.be:mskgent.be:2014-SD
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