Dies IV (Fourth Day)

1589

Jan Muller, after Hendrick Goltzius

Associated Names
Jan Muller

Artist, Netherlandish, 1571 - 1628

Hendrick Goltzius

Artist After, Dutch, 1558 - 1617

This is a drawing of mythological figures amidst clouds and divine symbols. The composition presents a central figure with a muscular physique, standing on clouds and raising one arm dramatically while holding a quiver of arrows and a bow. Next to this figure is another, draped in cloth with a soft, gentle posture. To the right, another figure, nude with a flowing drapery, grasps a crescent shape with one hand while holding a staff or rod in the other hand. The figures seem to be placed within a celestial or divine setting, highlighted by an encompassing oval frame. The intricate shading and detail reflect the style of classical mythology often depicted in Renaissance or Baroque art.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    engraving on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Ruth and Jacob Kainen Memorial Acquisition Fund

  • Dimensions

    sheet (diameter): 26.5 cm (10 7/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2021.26.5

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    New Hollstein, no. 39, State ii/ii

  • Series Title

    The Creation of the World (plate 5)

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Friedrich August II, King of Saxony [1797-1854], Dresden (Lugt 971); (Helmut H. Rumbler, Frankfurt); purchased 2020 by NGA.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1993

  • The New Hollstein Dutch & Flemish Etchings, Engravings and Woodcuts, 1450-1700. (The Muller Dynasty, Jan Piet Filedt Kok, author). Rotterdam: Sound & Vision Publishers, 1999: no. 39, ii/ii.

Inscriptions

recto: in plate, at top center: Dies IIII; in plate, at bottom left: HG excud.; on mount, at lower center in graphite in later hand: B. 39 / W. 39 II / D IV. 497,5; on mount, at lower center in red ink in later hand: 8796.

Markings

recto: Friedrich August, King of Saxony (Lugt 971); verso: none

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