Arthub Flanders

The Infernal Cortege

Creator:
Ensor, James (etchers)
Period:
n/a
Date:
ca. 1887
Institution:
Museum voor Schone Kunsten Gent
Type:
prenten, estampes, and prints (visual works)
Subtype:
ets, eau-forte, and etching
Material:
papier, papier, and paper
Subject:
religieuze symboliek, symbolique religieuse, religious symbolism, fantastische kunst, art fantastique, and fantastic art
Dimensions:
h 210 mm
b 258 mm
Object number:
1998-B-10-1
Description:
In deze voorstelling ondergaan de deelnemers aan een vrolijke carnavalsoptocht een angstaanjagende gedaanteverwisseling naarmate zij de berg bestijgen. Zij ontpoppen zich, zoals Ensor op de voorbereidende tekening (KBR, Prentenkabinet, Brussel) noteerde, tot een “helse militie op weg naar de Sabbat”. In deze prent voert Ensor voor het eerst de groteske maskerwezens ten tonele.
Iconclass:
31A21 (human) skeleton
31F symbols and personifications of Death
31F1 symbols of Death
31F11 death's head, skull (symbol of Death)
31F2 personifications of Death; 'Morte' (Ripa)
11L541414 Hell (as one of the Four Last Things)
11T hell and purgatory
11T2(+4) symbols of hell (+ devil(s))
43A122 Carnival, Shrovetide (non-liturgical celebration)
52A4 Imagination; 'Imaginatione' (Ripa)
52A44 Fantasy, Caprice; 'Capriccio' (Ripa)
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