Salmacis and Hermaphroditus

1589

Workshop of Hendrick Goltzius, after Hendrick Goltzius

Associated Names
Robert de Baudous

Publisher, Flemish, 1574/1575 - after 1655

Hendrick Goltzius

Related Artist, Dutch, 1558 - 1617

Hendrick Goltzius

Artist After, Dutch, 1558 - 1617

The scene depicts a landscape with two figures: one sitting on a rock and the other embracing them from behind. In the background, there is a mountain range that slopes down to the right, leading to structures resembling an ancient city. The image uses monochromatic colors and detailed textures, with engraved-like brushstrokes creating a serene atmosphere. Rolling hills and trees surround the figures, while wispy clouds adorn the sky above.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    engraving on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of the Estate of Leo Steinberg

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 17.9 x 25.6 cm (7 1/16 x 10 1/16 in.), cut to platemark

  • Accession Number

    2011.139.136

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    New Hollstein 1996, no. 583, State undescribed

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Leo Steinberg, New York (1920-2011); Estate of Leo Steinberg; gift to NGA, 2011

Associated Names

Bibliography

1949

  • Hollstein, F.W.H. et al. German engravings, etchings and woodcuts ca. 1400-1700. 8 vols. Amsterdam: Menno Hertzberger, 1954-1868. Dutch and Flemish etchings, engravings and woodcuts, ca. 1450-1700. Vols. I-XV, XVIII, XIX. Amsterdam: Menno Hertzberge: no. 520

1993

  • The New Hollstein Dutch & Flemish Etchings, Engravings and Woodcuts, 1450-1700. Rotterdam: Sound & Vision Interactive, 1996-: no. 583, undescribed.

Inscriptions

lower center in image: HG inven.; Robbertus de Bauddous exc.; lower center in plate: Invitum medio complectens Naiada fonti... / ...... simul spectantur utroque. / G. Rÿckius

Wikidata ID

Q76559398

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