Stanislaw Sobocki (?)

1583

Hendrik Goltzius

Associated Names
Hendrick Goltzius

Artist, Dutch, 1558 - 1617

The image shows a man standing confidently on a raised platform. He has one hand on his hip and the other hand holding a sword. He has sharp facial features, a mustache, and styled hair. He is wearing elaborate Renaissance-style clothing with a ruff around his neck, a patterned doublet with puffed sleeves, puffy breeches, and a sash over his shoulder. There is no visible jewelry. The background depicts a town, rolling hills, and armies in formation, suggesting a historical scene. An emblem with a coat of arms is visible in the top right corner.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    engraving

  • Credit Line

    Andrew W. Mellon Fund

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 27.2 × 16.7 cm (10 11/16 × 6 9/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1977.37.1

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    New Hollstein 1996, no. 280

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. 280.

Wikidata ID

Q65569192

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