Proserpine

1588/1590

Hendrik Goltzius

Associated Names
Hendrick Goltzius

Artist, Dutch, 1558 - 1617

The image shows an oval composition filled with intricate lines and forms. The arrangement of curves and flowing lines give it an abstract quality. A central figure appears to be in motion. Surrounding the central figure are rounded objects resembling fruits and leafy patterns suggesting a lush environment.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    chiaroscuro woodcut printed from 3 blocks: black line block and 2 tone blocks in sepia-ochre and olive; on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Print Purchase Fund (Rosenwald Collection)

  • Dimensions

    overall (oval): 34.5 x 25.6 cm (13 9/16 x 10 1/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1982.70.1

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    New Hollstein 1996, no. 298, State c/d

  • Series Title

    Gods and Goddesses [Hirschmann 367-372]

Artwork history & notes

Exhibition History

1990

  • Gardens on Paper: Prints and Drawings, 1200-1900, NGA, 1990, no. 30, repro.

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

1990

  • Clayton, Virginia Tuttle. Gardens on Paper: Prints and Drawings, 1200-1900. Exh. cat. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1990: 30.

1993

  • The New Hollstein Dutch & Flemish Etchings, Engravings and Woodcuts, 1450-1700. Rotterdam: Sound & Vision Interactive, 1996-: no. 298, c/d.

Inscriptions

recto: none; verso: at lower right in graphite in later hand: JRS [?]

Markings

none

Watermarks

to be identified

Wikidata ID

Q74038714

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