Juno in the Form of Beroe, Warning Semele

c. 1615

Workshop of Hendrick Goltzius, after Hendrick Goltzius

Associated Names
Hendrick Goltzius

Related Artist, Dutch, 1558 - 1617

Hendrick Goltzius

Artist After, Dutch, 1558 - 1617

The image shows two women seated facing each other in conversation. The first woman on the left wears a headscarf and a long dress, gesturing with her right hand. The second woman on the right has styled hair and wears a similar dress, gently resting her hand on her chest. Between them is a detailed cushion or mound. Two decorative urns with plants are beside them. In the background is a large building with classical architectural elements, trees, and clouds in the sky.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    engraving on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of the Estate of Leo Steinberg

  • Dimensions

    plate: 18.5 x 26 cm (7 5/16 x 10 1/4 in.)
    sheet: 19.6 x 28 cm (7 11/16 x 11 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2011.139.138

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    New Hollstein 1996, no. 576, State ii/ii

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Thomas Graf, Berlin (1878 - 1951) (Lugt no. 1092a). Leo Steinberg [1920-2011], New York; 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 Hertzberger: no. 552

1993

  • The New Hollstein Dutch & Flemish Etchings, Engravings and Woodcuts, 1450-1700. Rotterdam: Sound & Vision Interactive, 1996-: no. 576, ii/ii.

Inscriptions

in plate, lower left: HG inv.; in plate, across lower edge: Fronti nulla fides! Beroes Iuno ora Semilis / Induit in graudem, quo pellice gaudeat ulta / Ne credas Semele! non haec Epidauria nutrix, / Zelotypa ach talite captat magine Iuno. / G. Rijkius 45

Wikidata ID

Q76559414

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