The Sacrifice to Diana

Public Domain

Artist / maker

Richard van Orley (etchers)

Date

ca. 1695 - 1705

Periods

17 century, 18th century

Collection

Museum of Fine Arts Ghent
At the temple of Diana, Silvio and Amaryllis' fathers have a burnt offering lit for the goddess. A satyr enters the temple with news that Amaryllis and Mirtillo have been found together in a cave. Print from a series of 12 prints illustrating Giovanni Battista Guarini's play Il pastor fido (3rd scene from Act 4).

More about this work

Features
Artist / maker Richard van Orley VIAF RKD Wikidata
Types etching , engravings
Category prints (visual works)
Material paper
Dimensions 257 x 195 mm
Location Work currently not on display
Object number 2014-W
Description
Subjects mythologies (religious concept) , figures (representations)
Tags (story of) Diana (Artemis) Iconclass, satyrs, fauns, Sileni Iconclass, satyr(s) (in general) Iconclass, Sacrifice Iconclass, names of literary characters Iconclass, (scenes from) specific works of literature: Guarini, Pastor Fido Iconclass, female sex; woman Iconclass, adolescent, young woman, maiden Iconclass, male sex; man Iconclass, youth, young man, adolescent Iconclass, father (first degree family relationships) Iconclass, son (first degree family relationships) Iconclass, daughter (first degree family relationships) Iconclass, architectural detail Iconclass, architectural settings in paintings, sculptures, etc. Iconclass, column, pillar ~ architecture Iconclass, the audience ~ art performance Iconclass
Linked open data
Data PURL https://mskgent.be/collection/work/data/2014-W
IIIF manifest https://imagehub.mskgent.be/iiif/3/7312/manifest.json
LIDO XML https://datahub.vlaamsekunstcollectie.be/oai?verb=GetRecord&metadataPrefix=oai_lido&identifier=oai:datahub.vlaamsekunstcollectie.be:mskgent.be:2014-W
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