Hermaphrodite as Caryatid
The hermaphrodite (a person both male and female) was designed for the decoration of the Hall of Constantine at the Vatican. The yoke on the shoulders refers to the motto of Pope Leo X, who commissioned the work: ‘For my yoke is easy and my burden is light’. An androgynous figure was viewed in the Renaissance as embodying the divine, combining the beauty of both genders.
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Hermaphrodite as Caryatid
The hermaphrodite (a person both male and female) was designed for the decoration of the Hall of Constantine at the Vatican. The yoke on the shoulders refers to the motto of Pope Leo X, who commissioned the work: ‘For my yoke is easy and my burden is light’. An androgynous figure was viewed in the Renaissance as embodying the divine, combining the beauty of both genders.
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De hermafrodiet (tweeslachtige ...... eide geslachten zich verenigt.
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The hermaphrodite (a person bo ...... ng the beauty of both genders.
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RP-T-1948-714(R)
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Rijksmuseum
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Hermafrodiet als kariatide
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Hermaphrodite as Caryatid
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1510 - 1521
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1510 - 1521
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extent
breedte 150 mm
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height 257 mm
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hoogte 257 mm
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width 150 mm
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Collectie: tekeningen
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Collection: drawings
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provenance
…; from the dealer N. Beets, Amsterdam, fl. 100, to the museum, 1948
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temporal
eerste kwart 16e eeuw
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first quarter 16th century
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