Saint Jude Thaddeus

probably 1589

Hendrik Goltzius

Associated Names
Hendrick Goltzius

Artist, Dutch, 1558 - 1617

In the image, the upper half of a person's body is portrayed. They are seated, turned slightly to the right with their head tilted upwards and left. Features include a large nose, long curly beard, and hair falling to the nape of the neck. The person wears loose, draped clothing resembling a robe or tunic with layered folds. The right hand holds a closed book, and the left hand is raised with extended fingers. The background is textured, depicting mountains, foliage, and clouds. At the bottom are the words "CARNIS RESVRRECTIONEM" and a decorative flourish.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    engraving

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.9397

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    New Hollstein 1996, no. 46, State only


Artwork history & notes

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. 46.

Inscriptions

lower left, in image, in plate: HG. f.; in margin below image, in plate: XI. / CARNIS RESVRRECTIONEM.; numbered in plate at bottom left: 12.

Wikidata ID

Q65020945

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