M26120: Mercury Presiding over the Visual and Rhetorical Arts

Identification and Creation

Object Number

M26120

People

Jan Saenredam, Dutch (Zaandam 1565 - 1607 Assendelft)
After Hendrick Goltzius, Dutch (Mühlbracht 1558 - 1617 Haarlem, Netherlands)

Title

Mercury Presiding over the Visual and Rhetorical Arts

Other Titles

Series/Book Title: The Seven Planetary Gods and Their Children
Alternate Title: Mercury Presiding Over the Arts

Classification

Prints

Work Type

print

Date

1596

Culture

Dutch

Persistent Link

https://hvrd.art/o/58778

Physical Descriptions

Medium

Engraving printed on white antique laid paper, discolored to tan

Technique

Engraving

Dimensions

sheet: 25.1 x 17.3 cm (9 7/8 x 6 13/16 in.)

Inscriptions and Marks

• inscription: in plate, lower left corner of design area: 6.
• inscription: in plate, lower margin: Me Dys commendat facunde gratia linguq, / Et varias rudibus monstro mortalibus artes.
• inscription: verso, various graphite inscriptions: mr / 41 / 250
• collector's mark: verso, blue stamp: NJL [monogram; Norman Jack Leitman (Lugt 4545)]
• collector's mark: verso, blue stamp with graphite numbering below: [Fogg Museum accession stamp (Lugt 936)] M26120
• watermark: large crowned armorial

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

State

i/ii

Standard Reference Number

New Hollstein (Goltzius) 662, Hollstein 55, Filedt Kok 142.6

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line

Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of Norman Leitman in honor of Robert M. Light

Accession Year

2004

Object Number

M26120

Division

European and American Art

Contact

am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu

Permissions

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Publication History

• Les Marques de Collections de Dessins & d'Estampes, website, Fondation Custodia, 2015, under Lugt 4545

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