Nicolaus Petri van Deventer

1595

Hendrik Goltzius

Associated Names
Hendrick Goltzius

Artist, Dutch, 1558 - 1617

The image depicts a man from the waist up. He is seated and facing forward, with a full beard and mustache. He has groomed, slightly wavy hair above the ears. He is dressed in a detailed outfit with a ruffled collar and a dark doublet. The man is holding a globular object, possibly a terrestrial globe, with both hands. There are scientific and geometric tools, such as an armillary sphere and a compass, on a table in front of him. The background includes architectural elements like a column and a cityscape, along with floating objects like a dome and a polyhedron. The background has detailed line work suggesting an outdoor setting. Above the man's head is an inscription in French and the date "1595."

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    engraving

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet (trimmed to image): 9 × 7.8 cm (3 9/16 × 3 1/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1950.14.345

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    New Hollstein 1996, no. 240


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

W. B. Dukes [d. 1942], London, (L.2757a); (Sotheby, London, sale July 8, 1942, no. 112); Hermann Marx [d. 1948], Surrey, (L.2816a); (Sotheby, London, sale May 24, 1948, no. 165); Lessing J. Rosenwald [1891 - 1979], Philadelphia, (L.1932d); gift to NGA, 1950.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1998

  • A Collector's Cabinet, National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1998.

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. 240.

Wikidata ID

Q65073025

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