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Identification and Creation

Object Number
M9846
People
Hendrick Goltzius, Dutch (Mühlbracht 1558 - 1617 Haarlem, Netherlands)
Title
Æther
Other Titles
Series/Book Title: Demogorgon and the Deities
Alternate Title: God of Day, Helios, Dies
Classification
Prints
Work Type
print
Date
c. 1588-1590
Culture
Dutch
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/256893

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Chiaroscuro woodcut printed from three blocks in black, orange, and brown inks, on antique laid paper
Technique
Chiaroscuro woodcut
Dimensions
block (oval): 35.2 × 26.8 cm (13 7/8 × 10 9/16 in.)
Inscriptions and Marks
  • inscription: in line block, lower center below rainbow: HG[monogram]. fe.
  • collector's mark: verso, graphite: s[within a circle]S [Horace M. Swope (Lugt 2368a)]
  • inscription: verso, various graphite inscriptions: 35 / c. 10397
  • collector's mark: verso, brown stamp with graphite numbering below: [Fogg Museum accession stamp (Lugt 936)] 9846

Provenance

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

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

State
ic/ic
Standard Reference Number
New Hollstein 299, Hollstein 371, Bartsch 234, Bialer 31c

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Bequest of Horace M. Swope, Class of 1905
Accession Year
1940
Object Number
M9846
Division
European and American Art
Contact
am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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Exhibition History

  • 32Q: 2540 Renaissance, Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, 02/02/2023 - 06/21/2023

Verification Level

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