An Allegorical Frontispiece
Drawing
17th century (drawn)
17th century (drawn)
| Artist/Maker |
On a rocky mound in a setting of four palm trees, its branches filled with angels bearing various objects including a crown, a helmeted warrior, in a tunic decorated with fleurs-de-lis, holding a sword in his left hand and a shield decorated with the portrait of a cardinal in his right, stands on a pile of armour. Four angels attach messages to the trunks of the palm trees. In the foreground, a large empty space, surmounted by numerous putti and flanked by angels blowing trumpets; in the left background, Hercules is killing the Hydra, and below, a burial (?) scene; in the right background, the Labyrinth.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Title | An Allegorical Frontispiece (published title) |
| Materials and techniques | Pen and brown ink, with brown wash, with touches of oxidized white bodycolour |
| Brief description | Drawing 'An Allegorical Frontispiece', attributed to Abraham van Diepenbeeck, pen and brown ink, 17th century |
| Physical description | On a rocky mound in a setting of four palm trees, its branches filled with angels bearing various objects including a crown, a helmeted warrior, in a tunic decorated with fleurs-de-lis, holding a sword in his left hand and a shield decorated with the portrait of a cardinal in his right, stands on a pile of armour. Four angels attach messages to the trunks of the palm trees. In the foreground, a large empty space, surmounted by numerous putti and flanked by angels blowing trumpets; in the left background, Hercules is killing the Hydra, and below, a burial (?) scene; in the right background, the Labyrinth. |
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| Production type | Unique |
| Marks and inscriptions | Inscribed at lower left, in black chalk, with an undecipherable monogram, including the letters R, A and E; and, at lower left corner, in black ink, Cock. |
| Object history | Prosper Henry Lankrink (1628–92), London (L. 2090); Edwin Parsons (dealer), from whom purchased (as David Ryckaert the elder?) by the museum (L. 1958), 15 May 1890 for £1. 10s. 0d. |
| Bibliographic reference | Jane Shoaf Turner and Christopher White, Catalogue of Dutch and Flemish Drawings in the Victoria and Albert Museum, London, 2014, vol. II, Cat. 471, illus. pg. 400 |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | D.109-1890 |
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| Record created | June 30, 2009 |
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