Saint John

probably 1589

Hendrik Goltzius

Associated Names
Hendrick Goltzius

Artist, Dutch, 1558 - 1617

The image shows a portrait of a person's upper half including the head, torso, and hands. The individual is seated, facing slightly to the left with an attentive expression. They have curly hair cascading around the shoulders. The clothing is draped and flowing. The right hand is resting on the chest, and the left hand is holding a cup. In the background, there are rocky formations and a sky with swirling clouds. A closed book is placed beside them.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    engraving

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.9403

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    New Hollstein 1996, no. 38, State only

Artwork history & notes

Exhibition History

1962

  • The Saints in Prints & Illuminations from the Lessing J. Rosenwald Collection, The Art Gallery of the University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN, 1962-1963, no. 26.

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. 38.

Inscriptions

lower left, in image, in plate: HG fecit; in margin below image, in plate: IIII. / PASSVS SVB PONTIO PILATO, / CRVCIFIXVS, MORTVVS & SEPVL- / TVS.; numbered in plate at bottom left: 4.

Wikidata ID

Q65020963

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