Portrait of Hendrick Goltzius

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Portrait of Hendrick Goltzius

1617

Jacob Matham (Dutch, 1571–1631) After a drawing by Hendrick Goltzius (Dutch (active Haarlem), 1558–1617)

This print was engraved by Jacob Matham, Goltzius’s stepson who worked in the Goltzius workshop and took over the business around 1599. Matham’s print honors his recently deceased stepfather by surrounding his portrait with the figures of Mercury (named Spirito in the print), Pallas (Disegno), and the Three Graces, all symbols of Goltzius’s enduring fame.

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Object Details

Titles:

Portrait of Hendrick Goltzius

Date:

1617

Artists:

Jacob Matham (Dutch, 1571–1631) After a drawing by Hendrick Goltzius (Dutch (active Haarlem), 1558–1617)

Medium:

Engraving

Dimensions:

Plate: 17 1/4 x 11 1/2 inches (43.8 x 29.2 cm) Sheet: 17 5/8 x 11 3/4 inches (44.7 x 29.9 cm)

Classification:

Prints

Credit Line:

The Muriel and Philip Berman Gift, acquired from the John S. Phillips bequest of 1876 to the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, with funds contributed by Muriel and Philip Berman, gifts (by exchange) of Lisa Norris Elkins, Bryant W. Langston, Samuel S. White 3rd and Vera White, with additional funds contributed by John Howard McFadden, Jr., Thomas Skelton Harrison, and the Philip H. and A.S.W. Rosenbach Foundation, 1985

Accession Number:

1985-52-34408

Geography:

Made in Haarlem, Netherlands, Europe

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