2011.622: Venus, Bacchus and Ceres

Identification and Creation

Object Number

2011.622

People

Jacob Matham, Dutch (Haarlem, Netherlands 1571 - 1631 Haarlem, Netherlands)
After Hendrick Goltzius, Dutch (Mühlbracht 1558 - 1617 Haarlem, Netherlands)

Title

Venus, Bacchus and Ceres

Other Titles

Series/Book Title: Mythological Subjects
Alternate Title: Without Ceres and Bacchus, Venus would Freeze

Classification

Prints

Work Type

print

Date

1588

Culture

Dutch

Persistent Link

https://hvrd.art/o/339708

Physical Descriptions

Medium

Engraving on cream antique laid paper

Technique

Engraving

Dimensions

plate: 29.7 x 20.8 cm (11 11/16 x 8 3/16 in.)
sheet: 38 x 27.1 cm (14 15/16 x 10 11/16 in.)

Inscriptions and Marks

• inscription: engraved in plate, lower left: 3
• inscription: engraved in plate, lower center: HG [interlaced] Inuent
• inscription: upper right and lower left paper margins, graphite: [erased inscriptions]

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History

Robert Bradford Wheaton and Barbara Ketcham Wheaton, Concord, MA, later Barbara Ketcham Wheaton, gift; to Harvard University Art Museums, 2011.

Notes:
Robert Bradford Wheaton passed away in 2010.

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

State

i/ii

Standard Reference Number

New Hollstein 350; Hollstein 266-273 (after Goltzius)

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line

Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of Barbara Ketcham Wheaton

Accession Year

2011

Object Number

2011.622

Division

European and American Art

Contact

am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu

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