| HENDRICK GOLTZIUS 1558 Mühlbrecht (near Venlo) - 1617 Haarlem |
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| Mars and Venus surprised by Vulcan |
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Engraving, 1585.
Signed in the plate “HGoltzius Invenit/sculpsit et divulgavit Ao 1585”
With four lines of Latin verse.
42.1 x 30.9 cm. trimmed on the platemark. |
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Bartsch 139, Hollstein 137,
New Hollstein 150. 1(III). |
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| Fine impression. A horizontal centrefold as usual for the large prints. Verso a number 308 in red. (not found in Lugt). |
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| The style of this print is clearly infl uenced by Bartholomeus Spranger. |
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| It is a very Mannerist plate. The drawing is in the Paul Getty Museum in Los Angeles. |
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