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Hendrik Goltzius

Pluto, 1588/1590

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series Title

Gods and Goddesses [Hirschmann 367-372]

Medium

chiaroscuro woodcut printed from three blocks: dark gray line block with middle and light gray tone blocks on laid paper

Dimensions

sheet (oval): 34.6 x 26.1 cm (13 5/8 x 10 1/4 in.)

Credit Line

Gift of Ruth B. Benedict

Catalogue Raisonné

New Hollstein 1996, no. 297, State i(a)/ii(c)

Accession Number

1994.60.22

Artists / Makers

Hendrick Goltzius (artist) Dutch, 1558 - 1617

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Inscription

lower center in block: HG. fe

Provenance

Dr. Ruth B. Benedict (1913-1993), Washington; bequest to NGA, 1994.

Associated Names

Benedict, Ruth B., Dr.

Exhibition History

1994: A Discerning Eye: Prints and Drawings Given by Ruth B. Benedict, National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1994, no. 11.

Bibliography

1921: Hirschmann, Otto. Verzeichnis des graphischen Werks von Hendrick Goltzius (1558-1617) mit Benutzung der durch E.W. Moest hinterlassenen Notizen zusammengestellt. Leipzig: Verlag von Klinkhardt und Biermann, 1921. Reprint. Braunschweig: Klinkhardt &Bie

1993: The New Hollstein Dutch & Flemish Etchings, Engravings and Woodcuts, 1450-1700. Rotterdam: Sound & Vision Interactive, 1996-: no. 297, i(a)/ii(c).

1994: A Discerning Eye: Prints and Drawings Given by Ruth B. Benedict. Exh. cat. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1994: no. 11.

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