Mars

probably c. 1594

Hendrik Goltzius

Associated Names
Hendrick Goltzius

Artist, Dutch, 1558 - 1617

The image shows a person standing upright with legs slightly apart and leaning on a staff held in their right hand. The person wears a helmet with feathers or foliage, short hair under the helmet, and a muscular upper body with a draped garment over one shoulder. The background is plain with minimal decoration and a small plant near the person's feet. In the top left, there is a circular depiction of an animal, possibly a bear, on all fours.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    chiaroscuro woodcut in sepia-ochre, olive and black

  • Credit Line

    Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 23.5 × 13.9 cm (9 1/4 × 5 1/2 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1972.52.1

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    New Hollstein 1996, no. 302, State ii(a)/ii(c)

Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1921

  • Hirschmann, Otto. Verzeichnis des graphischen Werks von Hendrick Goltzius (1558-1617) mit Benutzung der durch E.W. Moest hinterlassenen Notizen zusammengestellt. Leipzig: Verlag von Klinkhardt und Biermann, 1921. Reprint. Braunschweig: Klinkhardt &Bie

1993

  • The New Hollstein Dutch & Flemish Etchings, Engravings and Woodcuts, 1450-1700. Rotterdam: Sound & Vision Interactive, 1996-: no. 302, ii(a)/ii(c).

Wikidata ID

Q65569190

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