Saint Paul

probably 1589

Hendrik Goltzius

Associated Names
Hendrick Goltzius

Artist, Dutch, 1558 - 1617

The image depicts a man seated in a half-length portrait. The man is turned slightly to the side, with his face looking directly at the viewer. He has a long beard and strong stare, with long wavy hair flowing down to his shoulders. He wears a loose garment with wide sleeves and holds an object against his body, possibly a sword. The background features textured surfaces with abstract lines resembling rocky cliffs, sparse vegetation, and clouds in the sky.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    engraving

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.9399

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    New Hollstein 1996, no. 48, State ii/ii

Artwork history & notes

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. 48, ii/ii.

Inscriptions

lower left, in image, in plate: HG.; in margin below image, in plate: NAM MIHI VITA CHRISTVS / EST & MORS LVCRVM.; numbered in plate at bottom left: 14.

Wikidata ID

Q65020948

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