The Calling of Saint Matthew

Public Domain

Date

1536

Period

16th century

Collection

Museum of Fine Arts Ghent

More about this work

Features
Type oil paintings (visual works)
Categories paintings (visual works) AAT , Decretaal beschermd topstuk
Materials oil paint AAT , panel AAT
Dimensions 117.2 x 135.2 cm
Location Work on display
Object number S-86
Description
Subjects religious symbolism AAT , landscapes AAT
Tags New Testament Iconclass, Christ Iconclass, Christ as adult Iconclass, Christ as adult Iconclass, public life of Christ: from his baptism until the Passion Iconclass, the Virgin Mary Iconclass, public life of Christ: from his baptism until the Passion Iconclass, calling of the apostles Iconclass, saints Iconclass, purse, money-bag Iconclass, administrative bodies Iconclass, tax payment Iconclass, taxes and financial administration Iconclass, tax collection Iconclass, counting, calculating Iconclass, writing and letters Iconclass, letters, alphabet, script Iconclass, handwriting, writing as activity Iconclass, writing tools Iconclass, pen-knife Iconclass, 'contrapposto', 'Standbein und Spielbein' Iconclass, paper (writing material) Iconclass, materials to write on, writing surfaces Iconclass, seal, stamp Iconclass, paper (writing material) Iconclass, ink-well Iconclass, pen Iconclass, head-gear: hat Iconclass, head-gear Iconclass, head-gear: cap Iconclass, the apostle and evangelist Matthew (Mattheus); possible attributes: angel, axe, book, halberd, pen and inkhorn, purse, scroll, square, sword Iconclass, financial administration ~ taxes Iconclass, landscapes in the temperate zone Iconclass, landscapes with waters, waterscapes, seascapes (in the temperate zone) Iconclass, architectural settings in paintings, sculptures, etc. Iconclass, architectural detail Iconclass, column, pillar ~ architecture Iconclass, arch, archivolt ~ architecture Iconclass, ornament ~ grotesque Iconclass, inscription Iconclass, postures and gestures of arms and hands in relation to each other Iconclass, postures and gestures of hand and fingers Iconclass, arms crossed over the breast Iconclass, postures and gestures of the hand Iconclass, morphology of facial expression Iconclass, lying figure Iconclass, looking upwards Iconclass
Linked open data
Data PURL https://mskgent.be/collection/work/data/S-86
IIIF manifest https://imagehub.mskgent.be/iiif/3/154/manifest.json
LIDO XML https://datahub.vlaamsekunstcollectie.be/oai?verb=GetRecord&metadataPrefix=oai_lido&identifier=oai:datahub.vlaamsekunstcollectie.be:mskgent.be:S-86
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