Christopher Plantin

probably c. 1583

Hendrik Goltzius

Associated Names
Hendrick Goltzius

Artist, Dutch, 1558 - 1617

The image shows a man in a robe standing in a landscape. He is holding a pair of compasses above a book, with one hand resting on a ledge. The man has a beard and mustache, short wavy hair, and is wearing a luxurious garment with fur collar and decorative elements. There is a column on the right and a landscape with trees, mountains, and cloudy sky on the left.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    engraving

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.4660

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    New Hollstein 1996, no. 241, State i/iv

Artwork history & notes

Exhibition History

1971

  • A Selection of 17th Century Intaglio Prints from the National Gallery of Art Rosenwald Collection, New Jersey State Museum, Trenton, 1971-1972, no. 16.

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. 241, i/iv.

Wikidata ID

Q64957602

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