Neptune and Amphitrite

c.1594

Hendrick Goltzius

Associated Names
Hendrick Goltzius

Artist, Dutch, 1558 - 1617

The image shows two figures seated on a rock surrounded by water. The figure on the left appears youthful, with smooth features and short, wavy hair. Their body is partially covered by draped cloth. The figure on the right is more mature, with a strong build, a long beard, and curly hair. They hold a trident. Both figures have classical features. Large fish swim around them in the water. The background includes a calm body of water with a distant cityscape under a cloudy sky.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    engraving laid on paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Ruth Cole Kainen

  • Dimensions

    plate: 32.8 x 21.8 cm (12 15/16 x 8 9/16 in.)
    sheet: 33.1 x 22.3 cm (13 1/16 x 8 3/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2012.92.600

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    New Hollstein, no. 139, State ii/ii

  • Series Title

    The Loves of the Gods (Plate 2)

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Alessandro Castagnari [1881-1940], Rome (Lugt 86a). (David Tunick, Inc., New York); Ruth Kainen, Washington, D.C., purchased March 19, 1973; Gift to NGA, 2012.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1949

  • Hollstein, F.W.H. et al. Dutch and Flemish etchings, engravings and woodcuts, ca. 1450-1700. Vols. I-XV, XVIII, XIX. Amsterdam: Menno Hertzberger; no. 58, only

1993

  • The New Hollstein Dutch & Flemish Etchings, Engravings and Woodcuts, 1450-1700. (Hendrick Goltzius, Marjolein Leesburg, author). Rotterdam: Sound & Vision Interactive, 1996-, no. 139, ii/ii (as by Goltzius)

Inscriptions

in image, at bottom left: 2 / HG; below image, at bottom: Glauca Amphitrite dum, Caeruleo Ennosigaeo / Basia molitur tencrisqué aduoluitur vluis / Aeoliae cedunt sale subsidiente procellae, / Sedatiqué errant tranquilla per aequora fluctus / F. Estius.

Markings

verso, bottom right, stamped in black ink: Alessandro Castagnari (Lugt 86a); bottom center, stamped in black ink: Ruth Cole Kainen (Lugt 4740)

Watermarks

present but undeciphered

Wikidata ID

Q76557295

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