Author(s):
cock, jan claudius de (antwerp (antwerpen), in 1668 - antwerp (antwerpen), in 1736), sculptor
formerly attributed to german school, sculptor
other title: hercules fed by bacchus (old title) (old title (expired))
date of production: in 1705
dating in century: 18th century
type(s) of object(s): sculpture, modern times
name(s): statuette
materials and techniques: marble
place(s) of execution/realization: flanders (flanders)
dimensions - artwork:
height: 25cm
width: 33cm
depth: 19cm
description:
group in the round on a rectangular base treated with rockery. Marks, inscriptions, hallmarks:
signature and date - on the edge of the terrace, on the right: "jo n: clad. Decock/inv. Fecit antv 1705. "
collector's mark - under the left foot of the crouching faun: "f. 60"
iconographic description:
de cock sculpted other small, comparable mythological groups, most of them dating from the first third of the 18th century. Bacchic themes also appear several times in his drawn work. Themes / subjects / places represented:
mythological scene, fauna
person / character represented:
bacchus (roman mythology)
mode of acquisition: legacy
name of donor, testator, seller: cognacq, ernest
date of acquisition: 1928
institution: cognacq-jay museum, the taste of the 18th century
inventory number: j 208. Date: En 1705.
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