Allegory of Prudence

c. 1586

Hendrik Goltzius

Associated Names
Hendrick Goltzius

Artist, Dutch, 1558 - 1617

The image shows a seated woman holding two snakes by their heads. She has a calm expression and soft facial features, with her hair tucked under a draped cloth covering her head. She wears a long gown with intricate detailing, and the background features nature elements, rocks, and a cityscape with grand architectural structures. People are seen in the distance on a balcony. The circular composition unites the natural foreground and built environment in the background.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    engraving

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.4637

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    New Hollstein 1996, no. 127

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. 127.

Wikidata ID

Q64957584

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