Hendrik Goltzius

1614

Simon de Passe

Associated Names
Simon van de Passe

Artist, German, c. 1595 - 1647

The image shows a portrait of a man from the chest up, in a three-quarter view facing left. He has curly, short hair, a beard, and a mustache. His facial expression is calm, looking directly at the viewer. He wears a garment typical of the Renaissance era with a high collar. The background is an oval frame with dense crosshatching. Inscriptions in Latin mention "Henricus Goltzius." The bottom of the print includes additional writing.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    engraving

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 20.8 × 14.4 cm (8 3/16 × 5 11/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1950.14.534

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Hollstein, Vol. XVI, no. 57

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

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

Wikidata ID

Q65084091

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