Frantz Klein

Illustration number 1001086577
Dimensions: 2010x1159 pixels
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Illustration number 1000277536
Dimensions: 1899x1060 pixels
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Object information

Object category

painting

Physical connection Reference in ‘composite artworks’: artworks that are/were connected, such as alterpieces, decorative pieces incorporated in panelling, and works of art that were intended to be displayed together, such as pendants and series.

part of a ceiling decoration

Frantz Klein, De zeven levensfases van de mens (Rosenborgserie)

Support/medium

canvas, oil paint

Shape/dimensions

rectangle (landscape format) 173 x 299 cm

Current attribution: Frantz Klein

Date Exact or approximate dating of the described art work; the search parameters adopted for this art work in this database, are found in brackets.: 1618-1619 (1618 - 1619-05-15)

Op 15 mei 1619 werd Cleyn betaald voor twee schilderijen waarvan een werd omschreven als een vuurwerk 'Historie' (Noldus/Roding 2007)
Created in: Copenhagen

Subject

Title Title of the art-work in Dutch: Vuurwerk afgestoken vanaf het Castel Sant'Angelo in Rome
Other (former) title Other title(s) or name(s) which the work of art has had, or by which it is also known. This sometimes involves rejected identifications of the subject or sitter.: The story of Fireworks
English title: Fireworks at the Castel Sant'Angelo in Rome
Genre: undetermined
Keywords: stage of life, fireworks, night, castle, statue, man, woman, group of people, black (general, race and ethnicity), turban, riding habit, nude, dog, topography
Iconclass code Iconclass codes and text contain specific scenes and names. An Iconclass code or notation is a code from the multi-lingual Iconclass system for subject retrieval. For more information about this system, see www.iconclass.nl.: 31D140
Adulthood, Majority; 'Virilità' (Ripa)
44B62
bad government
11G183
the Archangel Michael (often in armour with sword or lance)
Depicted place In the case of topographical representations, i.e. identified exteriors or interiors, the location depicted is noted in this field: Castel Sant'Angelo (Rome)
: illustration of the fifth stage of the seven ages of men: Virilitas; Girandola fireworks, the firework display with which events like the consecration of a new pope, triumphal entries and papal victories were celebrated; the fireworks were lit from the Castel Sant'Angelo, the military bulwark of papal power which was also used as a prison. As a whole the painting seems to be an illustration of bad government and papal tyranny (Noldus/Roding 2007);

Provenance

Commissioned by If the work in question was commissioned, and this is known, then the patron is noted here.: Christian IV (king of Denmark and Norway)

Collection(s)

The Royal Danish Collection - Rosenborg Castle, Copenhagen
vervaardigd voor het plafond van de grote zaal in Rosenborg
1619 - 1705 Cleyn werd betaald voor het werk op 15 mei 1619; het werk werd verwijderd tijdens een renovatie uit de periode 1705-1708 (Noldus/Roding 2007)
Den Kongelige Malerisamling, Christiansborg (Copenhagen) , inv./cat.nr 1169
The National Museum of History Frederiksborg Castle, Hillerød (Frederiksborg) , inv./cat.nr A 4039
1881 -
Kronborg Slot, Helsingør
2013 - aldaar gesignaleerd (R. van Leeuwen)

Exhibitions and literature

Literature

Beckett 1936 , p. 4-5, ill. op p. 4
Beckett 1937 , p. 44-45, met ill. 28 op p. 45
Gerson 1942/1983 , p. 454
Heiberg et al. 1988 , p. 81, cat, no. 218, 570, ill. in kleur , met overzicht van voorafgaande literatuur
De Jongste/Roding/Thijs 1999 , p. 264, 279, ill. 18, 280
Noldus/Roding 2007 , p. 193-195, ill. in kleur op p. 201 , met overzicht van voorafgaande literatuur

M. Stein, ‘Christian IV’s programme for the decoration of the great hall at Rosenborg in Copenhagen. An attempt at reconstruction’, Leids Kunsthistorisch Jaarboek (1983), p. 111-126

Visual documentation

Visual documentation

Location image Location of the image in the visual documentation.

BD/Digital Collection (img.nr. 1001086577)
BD/Digital Collection (img.nr. 1000277536)

Project: Gerson Digital : Denmark

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Creation date: 2013-06-04; Last modified date: 2022-05-17

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