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ID: 300265839
Page Link: http://vocab.getty.edu/page/aat/300265839

 

Record Type: concept
eye of Providence (eyes (motifs), <figure- and animal-derived motifs>, ... Design Elements (hierarchy name))

 

Note: Motif of an eye in a triangle or pyramid that developed from the Egyptian eye of Horus in the 17th and 18th centuries in Europe and North America. It represents an all-seeing eye or the eye of God. The motif is often associated with Freemasonry.
 
Terms:
eye of Providence (preferred,C,U,English-P,D,U,U)
eyes of Providence (C,U,English,AD,U,U)
alziend oog (C,U,Dutch-P,D,U,U)
ojo de la providencia (C,U,Spanish-P,D,U,SN)
ojos de la providencia (C,U,Spanish,AD,U,PN)

Facet/Hierarchy Code:  D.DG

Hierarchical Position:

Hierarchy of Physical Attributes Facet
Physical Attributes Facet
Hierarchy of Design Elements (hierarchy name)
.... Design Elements (hierarchy name) (G)
Hierarchy of design elements (attributes)
........ design elements (attributes) (G)
Hierarchy of motifs
............ motifs (G)
Hierarchy of <figure- and animal-derived motifs>
................ <figure- and animal-derived motifs> (G)
Hierarchy of eyes (motifs)
.................... eyes (motifs) (G)
Hierarchy of eye of Providence
........................ eye of Providence (G)

Additional Notes:
Dutch ..... Motief van een oog binnen een driehoek of piramide, dat zich in de 17de en 18de eeuw in Europa en Noord-Amerika uit het Egyptische oog van Horus heeft ontwikkeld. Het motief symboliseert een oog dat alles ziet of het oog van God, en wordt vaak in verband gebracht met de Vrijmetselarij. 
Spanish ..... Motivo de un ojo dentro de un triángulo o una pirámide inspirado por el ojo de horus, en Egipto y que fue desarrollado en el siglo XVII y XVIII en Eupora y Norteamérica. Representa el ojo de Dios que todo lo ve. El motivo es frecuentemente asociado a la Masonería. 

Related concepts:
based on ....  eye of Horus
..............  (eyes (motifs), <figure- and animal-derived motifs>, ... Design Elements (hierarchy name)) [300265835]

Sources and Contributors:
alziend oog............  [RKD, AAT-Ned Preferred]
.......................  AAT-Ned (1994-)
eye of Providence............  [VP Preferred]
................................  Encyclopedia Britannica Online (2002-) "Freemasonry," accessed 1 May 2006
................................  Grove Art Online (2003-2008) "Egyptian revival," accessed 1 May 2006
................................  Jordan, Eye of Providence, Colonial Currency (n.d.)
eyes of Providence............  [VP]
...................................  Getty Vocabulary Program rules
ojo de la providencia............  [CDBP-SNPC Preferred, VP]
......................................  Fitche, Filosofía y estética. La polémica con F Schiller (1998) 126
......................................  TAA database (2000-)
ojos de la providencia............  [CDBP-SNPC, VP]
.........................................  TAA database (2000-)
 
Subject: .....  [CDBP-SNPC, RKD, AAT-Ned, VP]
............  AAT-Ned (1994-)
 
Note:
English .......... [VP]
.......... Encyclopedia Britannica Online (2002-) "Freemasonry," accessed 1 May 2006
Dutch .......... [RKD, AAT-Ned]
.......... AAT-Ned (1994-)
Spanish .......... [CDBP-SNPC]
.......... TAA database (2000-)

 

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