Saint Matthias

probably 1589

Hendrik Goltzius

Associated Names
Hendrick Goltzius

Artist, Dutch, 1558 - 1617

The image shows a man seated in a relaxed position, facing slightly to his left. He has a round face with pronounced eyebrows and a full beard, while his hair appears short and wavy. He is dressed in a draped garment that covers his body, and he is holding a large sword upright in his left hand, with his right hand resting on a closed book. In the background, there are rocky cliffs and sparse vegetation.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    engraving

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.9398

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    New Hollstein 1996, no. 47, 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. 47.

Inscriptions

lower left, in image, in plate: HG.; in margin below image, in plate: XII. / ET VITAM AETERNAM. AMEN.; numbered in plate at bottom left: 13.

Wikidata ID

Q65020946

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