Lycaon Changed into a Wolf
1589

Artwork overview
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Medium
engraving on laid paper
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Credit Line
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Dimensions
plate: 18.6 x 26.5 cm (7 5/16 x 10 7/16 in.)
sheet: 20.5 x 27.1 cm (8 1/16 x 10 11/16 in.) -
Accession
2011.139.151
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Catalogue Raisonné
New Hollstein 1996, no. 540, State i/ii
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 Hertzberger: no. 516
1993
The New Hollstein Dutch & Flemish Etchings, Engravings and Woodcuts, 1450-1700. Rotterdam: Sound & Vision Interactive, 1996-: no. 540, i/ii.
Inscriptions
in plate, across lower edge: Igne Lycaonias devastat Juppiter edes, / Ille fugit rapidum vertitur inq lupum / Sylvas et rabiosa petit spelea ferarum / Visq ferox animo, que fuit ante, Manet
Wikidata ID
Q76559458