Clymene Urging Phaeton to Find Helios

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 an illustration of a scene under a tree with figures pointing toward the sky. In the foreground, there are several figures, including a woman gesturing upwards. She is sitting at the base of a large tree, with branches spreading across the top. Another figure embraces her. Two additional figures are on the left side of the scene on a path leading into the distance where there's architecture nestled within rolling hills. The sky has clouds and a radiant celestial group, emphasized by lines indicating light or radiance. The intricate line work captures the detailed texture of the scene.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    engraving on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of the Estate of Leo Steinberg

  • Dimensions

    plate: 18.5 x 26.3 cm (7 5/16 x 10 3/8 in.)
    sheet: 21 x 30.5 cm (8 1/4 x 12 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2011.139.161

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    New Hollstein 1996, no. 551, State ii/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: 527

1993

  • The New Hollstein Dutch & Flemish Etchings, Engravings and Woodcuts, 1450-1700. Rotterdam: Sound & Vision Interactive, 1996-: no. 551, ii/ii.

Inscriptions

in plate, along lower edge: Opprobys Epaphi Phaeton marcescit amaris / Quamq potest Clymenen ut ferat oratopen / Illa sui solis radiantia lumina monstras / Per Styga, perq deos deierat ese patrem

Wikidata ID

Q76559494

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