The Family of Saint Anne

Public Domain

Artist / maker

Maerten de Vos (after)

Date

1585

Period

16th century

Collection

Museum of Fine Arts Ghent

More about this work

Features
Artist / maker Maerten de Vos VIAF RKD Wikidata
Type oil paintings (visual works)
Categories paintings (visual works) AAT , Decretaal beschermd topstuk
Materials oil paint AAT , panel AAT
Dimensions 135.3 x 170 cm
Location Work on display
Object number S-51
Description
Subject religious symbolism AAT
Tags New Testament Iconclass, family group, especially parents with their child(ren) Iconclass, ancestors and parents of Christ Iconclass, Holy Kinship Iconclass, saints Iconclass, the Virgin Mary Iconclass, extended representations of 'Anna selbdritt' (Joseph and Joachim, three husbands, three daughters with seven children) Iconclass, Holy Kinship Iconclass, the father of Mary, Joachim; possible attributes: book, two doves, lamb, (shepherd's) staff Iconclass, Christ Iconclass, Christ-child (with attributes) Iconclass, the Virgin Mary Iconclass, the foster-father of Christ, Joseph of Nazareth, husband of Mary; possible attributes: flowering rod or wand, lily, carpenter's tools Iconclass, female saints Iconclass, male saints (KLEOPHAS) Iconclass, Salome (not in biblical context) Iconclass, Mary Kleophas, sister of the Virgin Mary, mother of James the Less ('Maria Jacobi'); possible attributes: jar of ointment Iconclass, saints Iconclass, the apostle Jude Thaddaeus; possible attributes: book, club, halberd, scroll Iconclass, the apostle James the Less, first bishop of Jerusalem; possible attributes: book, fuller's club, scroll Iconclass, female sex; woman Iconclass, child Iconclass, Mary Salome, sister of the Virgin and mother of James the Great and John the Evangelist, also one of the midwives; possible attributes: jar of ointment Iconclass, Elisabeth, mother of John the Baptist; possible attributes: John the Baptist as child Iconclass, the apostle John the Evangelist; possible attributes: book, cauldron, chalice with snake, eagle, palm, scroll Iconclass, female saints Iconclass, gold-thread embroidery Iconclass, ornaments, jewels Iconclass, head-gear Iconclass, shoes, sandals Iconclass, city-view, and landscape with man-made constructions Iconclass, housing Iconclass, civic architecture; edifices; dwellings Iconclass, urban housing Iconclass, village Iconclass, prospect of village, silhouette of village Iconclass, trees Iconclass, groups of trees Iconclass, spoon Iconclass, dish, plate, saucer Iconclass, dish, plate, saucer Iconclass, cattle Iconclass, nimbus, halo ~ radiance emanating from persons or things Iconclass, lamb Iconclass, fruits (GRAPE) Iconclass, fruits (GRAPE) Iconclass, mouth slightly open Iconclass, the apostle and evangelist Matthew (Mattheus); possible attributes: angel, axe, book, halberd, pen and inkhorn, purse, scroll, square, sword Iconclass, couch, sofa, settee Iconclass, chairs (furniture forms) Iconclass, architectural representations in general Iconclass, architectural settings in paintings, sculptures, etc. Iconclass, architectural detail Iconclass, column, pillar ~ architecture Iconclass, arch, archivolt ~ architecture Iconclass, inscription Iconclass, altarcross, crucifix Iconclass, book - MM - book open Iconclass, adult man Iconclass, adult woman Iconclass, walking-stick, staff, cane Iconclass, sleeping; unconsciousness Iconclass, postures and gestures of arms and hands Iconclass
Linked open data
Data PURL https://mskgent.be/collection/work/data/S-51
IIIF manifest https://imagehub.mskgent.be/iiif/3/122/manifest.json
LIDO XML https://datahub.vlaamsekunstcollectie.be/oai?verb=GetRecord&metadataPrefix=oai_lido&identifier=oai:datahub.vlaamsekunstcollectie.be:mskgent.be:S-51
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