Mercury

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 image shows an individual standing in a classical contrapposto pose with one arm bent and the other holding a staff. The person has a muscular physique and distinctive facial features with short, curly hair. The head is adorned with a flat cap with winged embellishments. A flowing cloth drapes over one shoulder and falls to cover part of the lower body. The individual holds a staff with twin snakes and wings, a caduceus. The person wears winged sandals. The figure is set within an ornate niche with architectural details such as columns and friezes. In the background, there are two winged figures on the arch and additional classical patterns.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    engraving

  • Credit Line

    Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund

  • Accession Number

    1981.25.8

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    New Hollstein 1996, no. 322, 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. 322, i/ii.

Wikidata ID

Q74036601

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