Pan and Syrinx

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 intricate drawing of a mythological scene. In the image, a character is partially covered by drapery and surrounded by reeds. A muscular figure with horns confronts the central character. In the foreground, a reclining figure is shown near shells and water. Two additional figures observe the scene from a distance under a cloudy sky within a lush landscape. A Latin inscription at the bottom enhances the storytelling. The drawing features detailed lines and shading, typical of classical or Baroque engravings.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    engraving on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of the Estate of Leo Steinberg

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 17.6 x 25.4 cm (6 15/16 x 10 in.),c ut to platemark

  • Accession Number

    2011.139.163

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    New Hollstein 1996, no. 549, State i/ii

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Meredith Read(?)(partly illegible; not in Lugt). 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 Hertzberge: no. 525

1993

  • The New Hollstein Dutch & Flemish Etchings, Engravings and Woodcuts, 1450-1700. Rotterdam: Sound & Vision Interactive, 1996-: no. 549, i/ii.

Inscriptions

lower center in plate: Pana fugit Syrinx repam Ladonis ad udam ... / ... hunc Pan; by later hand, lower righ verso in graphite: #1867, 2f

Watermarks

fleur de lys

Wikidata ID

Q76559499

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