The Daughters of Cecrops Open the Casket Entrusted to Them by Minerva

1590

Workshop of Hendrick Goltzius, after Hendrick Goltzius

Associated Names
Hendrick Goltzius

Related Artist, Dutch, 1558 - 1617

Hendrick Goltzius

Artist After, Dutch, 1558 - 1617

This image depicts three figures standing around a tree with expressive foliage and a basket in an idyllic landscape. The figures are dressed in elegant long garments and are positioned in varied poses. The tree has intricate etched textures and the background shows lush trees, a distant structure, and a sky with flowing clouds. The attention to detail in the patterns of trees and clothing suggests movement and life. The style is reminiscent of a Baroque engraving, conveying drama and dynamism.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    engraving on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Charles Hack

  • Dimensions

    plate: 17.8 x 25.5 cm (7 x 10 1/16 in.)
    sheet: 19 x 26.7 cm (7 1/2 x 10 1/2 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2008.55.3

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    New Hollstein 1996, no. 563, State i/ii

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

D'Arenberg Collection, Brussels and Westphalia (Lugt 567); Charles Hack, New York; gift to NGA, 2008.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1802

  • Bartsch, Adam. Le peintre graveur. 21 vols. Vienna, 1802-1821: Adam. Le peintre graveur. 21 vols. Vienna: J.V. Degen, 1802-1821, no. 62

1949

  • ollstein, 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, no. 539.

1993

  • The New Hollstein Dutch & Flemish Etchings, Engravings and Woodcuts, 1450-1700. Rotterdam: Sound & Vision Interactive, 1996-: no. 563, i/ii.

Inscriptions

lower left in plate: 12. Mandat Erichtonium Tritonia... / ... Delictum cornix garrula cecrit amis.

Wikidata ID

Q76439075

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