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Tan, white, and black print of nude woman riding chariot

This print is oval-shaped with a black border. A nude woman sits at the front of a small chariot rolling over a “ground” made of clouds. The chariot is being pulled by a team of flying bats. The woman carries a large flaming torch, the flames of which brush over a rooster perched atop the chariot. A figure in the back of the chariot slumps over on their arms with their eyes closed. A series of symbols forms a circle in the area directly behind the chariot.

Identification and Creation

Object Number
M9848
People
Hendrick Goltzius, Dutch (Mühlbracht 1558 - 1617 Haarlem, Netherlands)
Title
Nox
Other Titles
Series/Book Title: Demogorgon and the Deities
Alternate Title: Goddess of Night, Hecate
Classification
Prints
Work Type
print
Date
c. 1588-1600
Culture
Dutch
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/256894

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Chiaroscuro woodcut printed from three blocks in black and two shades of brown inks on white antique laid paper
Technique
Chiaroscuro woodcut
Dimensions
block (oval): 34.9 × 26.4 cm (13 3/4 × 10 3/8 in.)
Inscriptions and Marks
  • inscription: in line block, lower center in clouds: HG[monogram]. f.
  • collector's mark: verso, graphite: s[in a circle]S [Horace M. Swope (Lugt 2368a)]
  • inscription: verso, on rsidue of an old secondary support, black ink : O. E. 1177. [possibly a collector's mark but not in Lugt]
  • collector's mark: verso, brown stamp with graphite numbering below: [Fogg Museum accession stamp (Lugt 936)] 9848
  • inscription: verso, on resider of secondary support, graphite: 34

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
Horace M. Swope (Lugt 2368a), St. Louis and New York, bequest; to Fogg Art Musuem, 1940

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

State
ic/ic
Standard Reference Number
New Hollstein 300, Hollstein 372, Bartsch 237, Bialer 32c

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Bequest of Horace M. Swope, Class of 1905
Accession Year
1940
Object Number
M9848
Division
European and American Art
Contact
am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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