# Inspector task sheet

Brabo and Antigoon: tracing Antwerp’s giant

## 1. Trace the earliest accessible record

For Brabo and Antigoon: tracing Antwerp’s giant, record author or storyteller, collection date, language, translation, page and exact scope. Distinguish evidence of a story being told from evidence of its events. Note which full documents remain unavailable.

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## 2. Investigate the central question

Build a dated image catalogue from the MAS accession record, public monuments and attributed chronicles. Record object maker, commission, donation and display dates separately. Compare the earliest written Antwerp name forms with the hand-throwing interpretation. Distinguish a work’s date from the supposed time represented in its scene.

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## 3. Compare explanations without merging evidence

Find the earliest attributable text and compare it with the oldest surviving image. Require independently proven provenance for any claimed physical remains; images alone cannot distinguish this explanation. Preserve contradictions and unsuccessful searches; proposed work remains unperformed.

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