Lycaon Changed into a Wolf

1589

Workshop of Hendrick Goltzius, after Hendrick Goltzius

Associated Names
Hendrick Goltzius

Related Artist, Dutch, 1558 - 1617

Hendrick Goltzius

Artist After, Dutch, 1558 - 1617

This is a print depicting a scene involving a character undergoing a transformation near a banquet table. On the left, a man wearing draped cloth and a crown on his head sits under an awning at the head of the feast table, expending one arm out to the right. Next to him, a nude man stands behind the table holding a pitcher and cup. In the center of the table is a circular platter set with indistinct items, including one that looks like a small arm. On the far right, a person appears to turn from the table towards a doorway, their body facing the right and their head turned over their shoulder to face us. They have the body of a man, partially covered with cloth, but the head of a wolf-like animal. A large eagle is emerging from under the table, looking towards the person on the right. In the background, there is a large blaze and buildings filled with smoke and fire.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    engraving on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of the Estate of Leo Steinberg

  • Dimensions

    plate: 18.6 x 26.5 cm (7 5/16 x 10 7/16 in.)
    sheet: 20.5 x 27.1 cm (8 1/16 x 10 11/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2011.139.151

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    New Hollstein 1996, no. 540, State i/ii


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Leo Steinberg, New York (1920-2011); Estate of Leo Steinberg; gift to NGA, 2011

Associated Names

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 Hertzberger: no. 516

1993

  • The New Hollstein Dutch & Flemish Etchings, Engravings and Woodcuts, 1450-1700. Rotterdam: Sound & Vision Interactive, 1996-: no. 540, i/ii.

Inscriptions

in plate, across lower edge: Igne Lycaonias devastat Juppiter edes, / Ille fugit rapidum vertitur inq lupum / Sylvas et rabiosa petit spelea ferarum / Visq ferox animo, que fuit ante, Manet

Wikidata ID

Q76559458

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