The River God Peneus Surrounded by Other Divinities, 1589

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series Title

Ovid's Metamorphoses, Book 1 (plate 15)

Medium

engraving on laid paper

Dimensions

plate: 18.4 x 26.2 cm (7 1/4 x 10 5/16 in.)

sheet: 27 x 35 cm (10 5/8 x 13 3/4 in.)

Credit Line

Gift of the Estate of Leo Steinberg

Catalogue Raisonné

New Hollstein 1996, no. 546, State i/ii

Accession Number

2011.139.158

Artists / Makers

Hendrick Goltzius (artist after) Dutch, 1558 - 1617

Image Use

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Inscription

in plate, across lower edge: AEmonio manans Pindo Peneus amena / Rupe sederis Nymphas fluminq alta citat / Te velox Amphyrse, et te sperchye slventis / Undantem rapidis, Apidanumq senem

Provenance

Leo Steinberg, New York (1920-2011); Estate of Leo Steinberg; gift to NGA, 2011

Associated Names

Steinberg, Leo, Estate of

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 Hertzberger: no. 522

1993: The New Hollstein Dutch & Flemish Etchings, Engravings and Woodcuts, 1450-1700. Rotterdam: Sound & Vision Interactive, 1996-: no. 546, i/ii.