Christ Calming the Storm

Creator:: Ensor, James (etchers)
Period:: n/a
Date:: 1886
Institution:: Museum voor Schone Kunsten Gent
Type:: prenten, estampes, and prints (visual works)
Subtype:: drogenaald, pointe sèche, drypoint, ets, eau-forte, and etching
Material:: papier, papier, and paper
Subject:: religieuze symboliek, symbolique religieuse, and religious symbolism
Dimensions:: h 153 mm
b 230 mm
Object number:: 1998-B-5
Description:: De ets "Christus bedaart de storm" is qua thematiek en stijl sterk verwant met de reeks "De aureolen van Christus", die eveneens rond 1885-86 ontstond. In 1891 herwerkte Ensor hetzelfde thema in olieverf (Oostende, Mu.ZEE, inv. 1975/711). In het schilderij en misschien ook reeds voor de ets, gold de landschapsperceptie van William Turner als voorbeeld. Door het werken in drogenaald bezit de eerste staat van de ets picturale effecten, een effect dat nog versterkt wordt door de intense lichtwerking.
Iconclass:: 73 New Testament
11D Christ
73C31 story of Christ stilling the storm on the Sea of Galilee (Matthew 8:23-27; Mark 4:35-41; Luke 8:22-25)
26C32 storm at sea
26C3 storm
25H2322 sea
25H23 sea (seascape)
46C23 boat propelled by man or animal
46C24 sailing-ship, sailing-boat
43C128 fisherman
47K commercial fishery
22C light
22C3 supernatural light
22C31 radiance emanating from persons or things

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