Jupiter

probably 1592

Hendrik Goltzius after Polidoro da Caravaggio

Associated Names
Hendrick Goltzius

Artist, Dutch, 1558 - 1617

Polidoro da Caravaggio

Artist After, Lombard, c. 1499 - 1543

The artwork depicts a seated figure with strong facial features, a beard, and shoulder-length wavy hair. The figure's lower body is covered with a cloth, revealing a muscular torso. The figure holds a bolt of lightning in his right hand and an eagle is positioned at his feet. The background features an ornate architectural setting with two columns, decorative elements, an inscription reading 'IVPPITER,' and winged figures in relief.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    engraving

  • Credit Line

    Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund

  • Accession Number

    1981.25.6

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    New Hollstein 1996, no. 320, State i/ii

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Friedrich August II, King of Saxony [1797-1854], Dresden (Lugt 971)

Associated Names

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. 320, i/ii.

Wikidata ID

Q74036562

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