Tethys

1588/1590

Hendrik Goltzius

Associated Names
Hendrick Goltzius

Artist, Dutch, 1558 - 1617

The image shows a person seated on a large sea creature. The person has wavy hair, a crown of leaves and flowers, and is holding reins attached to the sea creature. They are draped in flowing fabric. The background features a seascape with waves and mythical sea creatures.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    chiaroscuro woodcut in sepia-ochre, olive and black on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet (oval): 34.4 × 25.8 cm (13 9/16 × 10 3/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.4631

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    New Hollstein 1996, no. 296, State iii(a)/iii(b)

  • Series Title

    Gods and Goddesses [Hirschmann 367-372]

Artwork history & notes

Exhibition History

1987

  • Graphic Survey Show, National Gallery of Art, Washington D.C., November 1987.

2007

  • The Baroque Woodcut, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., 2007 - 2008

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. 296, iii(a)/iii(b).

Wikidata ID

Q64957573

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