Saturn

1597

Jacob Matham after Hendrik Goltzius

Associated Names
Jacob Matham

Artist, Dutch, 1571 - 1631

Robert de Baudous

Publisher, Flemish, 1574/1575 - after 1655

Hendrick Goltzius

Artist After, Dutch, 1558 - 1617

This is a drawing of a figure holding a child. The image depicts a bearded figure standing atop a curved surface, draped in a cloth and holding a staff in one hand while cradling a small child in the other. The figure is enclosed within an ornate oval frame with decorative elements such as the face of a goat and a ribbon bearing inscriptions. Above the main figure is a symbol resembling that of the planet Saturn. In the background, to the upper left, is a depiction of a goat and to the upper right, a secondary figure is playing a musical instrument. The style is reminiscent of classical engravings, focusing on mythological and allegorical themes.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    engraving

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Accession Number

    1980.45.2245

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    New Hollstein no. 204


Artwork history & notes

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

1993

  • The New Hollstein Dutch & Flemish Etchings, Engravings and Woodcuts, 1450-1700. (Jacob Matham, Léna Widerkehr, author). Rotterdam: Sound & Vision Interactive, 1996-, no. 204.

Wikidata ID

Q74033592

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