Bacchus

probably 1592

Hendrik Goltzius after Polidoro da Caravaggio

Associated Names
Hendrick Goltzius

Artist, Dutch, 1558 - 1617

Polidoro da Caravaggio

Artist After, Lombard, c. 1499 - 1543

This is a drawing of a muscular, nude male figure standing in an arched niche holding a cup or goblet close to his face. Two smaller figures are at his side, one holding a bunch of grapes. The figure is crowned with cascades of grape vines and other leaves. Above the arch, two reclining figures flank the central text 'BACCHUS'. The drawing features meticulous line work and shading, creating a three-dimensional effect.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    engraving

  • Credit Line

    Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund

  • Accession Number

    1981.25.7

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    New Hollstein 1996, no. 321

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Friedrich August II, King of Saxony [1797-1854], Dresden (Lugt 971)

Associated Names

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. 321.

Wikidata ID

Q74036578

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