M9845: Pluto

Identification and Creation

Object Number

M9845

People

Hendrick Goltzius, Dutch (Mühlbracht 1558 - 1617 Haarlem, Netherlands)

Title

Pluto

Other Titles

Series/Book Title: Demogorgon and the Deities

Classification

Prints

Work Type

print

Date

c. 1598-1600

Culture

Dutch

Persistent Link

https://hvrd.art/o/256891

Physical Descriptions

Medium

Chiaroscurso woodcut printed from three blocks in black and two shades of brown inks on white antique laid paper

Technique

Chiaroscuro woodcut

Dimensions

block (oval): 34.8 × 26.2 cm (13 11/16 × 10 5/16 in.)

Inscriptions and Marks

• inscription: in line block, lower center foreground: HG[monogram]. fe
• collector's mark: verso, graphite: s[within a circle]S / YX [Horace M. Swope (Lugt 2368a)]
• collector's mark: verso, brown stamp with geraphite numbering below: [Fogg Museum accession stamp (Lugt 936)] 9845

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History

Horace M. Swope, bequest; to Fogg Art Museum, 1940

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

State

ib/iic

Standard Reference Number

New Hollstein 297, Hollstein 369, Bartsch 233, Bialer 29c

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line

Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Bequest of Horace M. Swope, Class of 1905

Accession Year

1940

Object Number

M9845

Division

European and American Art

Contact

am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu

Permissions

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Exhibition History

• Ancient to Modern, Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, 01/31/2012 - 06/01/2013

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