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Aegidius Sadeler II after Joseph Heintz the Elder

Associated Names
Aegidius Sadeler II

Artist, Flemish, c. 1570 - 1629

Joseph Heintz the Elder

Artist After, Swiss, 1564 - 1609

The image depicts a group of people in various poses near water. There are women draped in cloth, some partially nude, with classical features and styled hair. The figures interact, with one central figure, likely male, carrying a bow and a deer. The setting includes rocks, trees, and foliage.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    engraving

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Ruth B. Benedict

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 38.1 x 51 cm (15 x 20 1/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1984.88.4

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Hollstein, no. 105

Artwork history & notes

Exhibition History

1994

  • A Discerning Eye: Prints and Drawings Given by Ruth B. Benedict, National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1994, no. 15.

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

1994

  • A Discerning Eye: Prints and Drawings Given by Ruth B. Benedict. Exh. cat. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1994: no. 15.

Inscriptions

lower left in plate: Sac.C.M.tis pict. / Iosephus Heintz Inventor; lower right in plate: Egidius Sadeler Sculp.; across bottom in plate 10 line inscription; lower left verso in graphite: 21729

Wikidata ID

Q74066207

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