M9846: Æther

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

Permissions

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Exhibition History

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

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