Pars Ergo Marthae Transit: Pieter Aertsen's inverted' paintings of Christ in the House of Martha and Mary

Author

CRAIG, Kenneth M.

Document type

Article

Language

English

Source

Oud Holland. 1983, Num. XCVII/1, print; 6 illustrations; 25-39

Abstract (en)

Interpretation of two paintings by Aertsen, dated 1552 and 1553 respectively, showing a still life in the foreground and the Biblical scene of Christ in the house of Mary and Martha in the background (Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna; Museum Boymans-van Beuningen, Rotterdam), with special reference to the Medieval exegetical literature on this subject. (Staff, RILA, NLD)

Subject (en)

• painting
• religious iconography
• still life
• Aertsen, Pieter, early Netherlandish painter, 1508-1575 - painting - Christ in the House of Mary and Martha, Rotterdam (NLD), Museum Boymans-van Beuningen
• Aertsen, Pieter, early Netherlandish painter, 1508-1575 - painting - Christ in the House of Mary and Martha, Vienna (AUT), Kunsthistorisches Museum Wien
• Christian iconography - Jesus Christ - in the house of Mary and Martha, painting, Aertsen, P.
• Jesus Christ - in the house of Mary and Martha - painting, Aertsen, P.
• Martha of Bethany - Christ in the house of - painting, Aertsen, P.
• Mary of Bethany - Christ in the house of - painting, Aertsen, P.
• Rotterdam (NLD), Museum Boymans-van Beuningen - painting - Aertsen, P., Christ in the House of Mary and Martha
• Vienna (AUT), Kunsthistorisches Museum Wien - painting - Aertsen, P., Christ in the House of Mary and Martha
• exegesis - Medieval exegetical literature - and Aertsen, P., "inverted" paintings
• religious symbolism - "inverted" paintings - Aertsen, P.
• still life - painting - Aertsen, P.

Origin

DatabaseRILA (GRI)

IdentifierRILA v.11 no.6485 (1985)

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