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Jacob Matham
The Alliance of Minerva and Mercury1588

Not on view
Engraving on cream paper of two classically idealized nude figures seated among clouds — a helmeted woman with a shield and spear to the left, a winged-helmeted man with a caduceus to the right — with Latin text below
Attributed to
Jacob Matham
Holland, Haarlem, 1571-1631
Title
The Alliance of Minerva and Mercury
Place Made
Holland
Date Made
1588
Medium
Engraving
Dimensions
Sheet: 11 3/4 × 8 1/4 in. (29.85 × 20.96 cm) Image: 11 3/4 × 8 1/4 in. (29.85 × 20.96 cm)
Credit Line
Mary Stansbury Ruiz Bequest
Accession Number
M.88.91.114d
Classification
Prints
Collecting Area
Prints and Drawings
Selected Bibliography
  • Bartsch, Adam von. The Illustrated Bartsch. New York: Abaris Books, 1978.
  • Filedt Kok, J.P.; Falkenburg, Reindert Leonard; Leeflang, Huigen; Miedema, Hessel. Goltzius-studies : Hendrick Goltzius. Zwolle : Waanders Uitgevers, 1993.