Polyhymnia

probably 1592

Hendrik Goltzius

Associated Names
Hendrick Goltzius

Artist, Dutch, 1558 - 1617

The image shows a woman seated, facing slightly to the side with her head turned forward. She has arched brows, large eyes, and delicate lips. Her dark hair is styled over her shoulders. She is dressed in flowing drapery, holding a caduceus in her right hand, with books at her feet. The background is textured, without a distinct scene.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    engraving

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.9407

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    New Hollstein 1996, no. 136, State ii/iii

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. 136, ii/iii.

Wikidata ID

Q65020971

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