Banquet of the Gods | Harvard Art Museums

Identification and Creation

Object Number: R1935
People: Jacques de Gheyn II, Dutch (Antwerp, Netherlands 1565 - 1629 The Hague, Netherlands)
After Chrispijn van den Broeck, Netherlandish (Mechelen 1524 - 1590/91 Antwerp)
Title: Banquet of the Gods
Classification: Prints
Work Type: print
Date: 1589
Places: Creation Place: Europe, Netherlands
Culture: Dutch
Persistent Link: https://hvrd.art/o/244896

Physical Descriptions

Medium

Engraving printed in black ink on antique laid white paper, darkened

Technique

Engraving

Dimensions

sheet: 31.2 × 47.9 cm (12 5/16 × 18 7/8 in.)

Inscriptions and Marks

inscription: Engraved in a rectagular reserve at the lower left corner of the image: CVB[monogram]roeck. Inuent. Ao 1589 / IDG[monogram]heyn. Sculptor / J. Pitten. exc:

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History: John Witt Randall, bequest to his sister.
Belinda Lull Randall, gift to Harvard University, 1892. sister of John Witt Randall

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

State: i/iii
Standard Reference Number: New Hollstein 147; H. 336, P. 205

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line: Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of Belinda L. Randall from the collection of John Witt Randall
Object Number: R1935
Division: European and American Art
Contact: am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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