Hendrick Goltzius (1558 - 1617)

Tantalus

Artist

Printmaker: Hendrick Goltzius (Dutch, 1558 - 1617) After: Cornelis Cornelisz. van Haarlem (Dutch, 1562 - 1638)

Title

Tantalus

Dating

1588

Material/Technique

Copper engraving on paper

Dimensions

Mått 33,50 x 33,50 cm

Category

Copper Engraving (Print, Intaglio Print, Engraving)

Inventory number

G Q 180/1911

Acquisition

Gift of Oscar Quensel, 1911

Display Status

Not on display at the museum

Description

Even during his lifetime, Hendrick Goltzius was internationally renowned as a printmaker, chiefly associated with his mannerist works. His prints showing falling men, in the series The Four Disgracers, are good examples of this style with their heightened drama and exaggerated body proportions. Goltzius worked for most of his career in Harlem, where he established his own printing house, thanks to which he could produce and disseminate works of the highest technical and artistic quality from his own workshop. His so-called master prints demonstrate his superior skill and status among Dutch printmakers. In them, he shines with his ability to imitate the style of other great masters such as Albrecht Dürer and Lucas van Leyden.

Signature/Inscription

Signature (Nere i mitten i plåten): C.C.Pictor inue. HGoltzius sculpit. A 1588 Inscriptions (längs kanterna, i plåten): HAVD BONA FORTVNA QVISQVAM PVTET ESSE. . . . Etikett/Stämpel (Nere i mitten): KM Etikett/Stämpel (a tergo nere mitten): N. M. UTG. Inscriptions (a tergo i mitten): NED. GOLTZIUS. H. Q. 180/1911 Inscriptions (a tergo nere mitten): 394 59.

Exhibition History

Printed. Prints as collector's items, mass media and showpieces, Göteborg, Göteborgs konstmuseum, 14/03/2020 - 16/08/2020

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