Eros and Anteros

1588

Jacob Matham after Hendrik Goltzius

Associated Names
Jacob Matham

Artist, Dutch, 1571 - 1631

Hendrick Goltzius

Artist After, Dutch, 1558 - 1617

The image shows two figures in a seated position, both bodies are fully visible. The figure on the left leans backwards while the figure on the right leans in closely towards them, their lips meeting. The male figure has curly hair, and the female figure has hair styled in a loose updo. Both figures are mostly nude, with some drapery covering parts of their lower bodies and wrapped around the male figure's shoulder. They are each holding a torch that emits thick, swirling smoke. The background features a rocky landscape with a sparse tree on the left side and rolling hills extending into the distance.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    engraving on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Ruth B. Benedict

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 29.2 x 21.2 cm (11 1/2 x 8 3/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1986.23.2

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    New Hollstein no. 353, state i/ii

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Ruth Benedict (RB, Lugt undescribed)

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1994

  • A Discerning Eye: Prints and Drawings Given by Ruth B. Benedict, National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1994, no. 8.

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

1959

  • B. 283.

1993

  • The New Hollstein Dutch & Flemish Etchings, Engravings and Woodcuts, 1450-1700. (Jacob Matham, Léna Widerkehr, author). Rotterdam: Sound & Vision Interactive, 1996-, no. 353, i/ii.

1994

  • A Discerning Eye: Prints and Drawings Given by Ruth B. Benedict. Exh. cat. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1994: no. 8.

Inscriptions

lower left in pencil: 283; lower left in plate: 6.; lower left in plate: HG.Inuent.

Wikidata ID

Q74071290

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