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Hendrick Goltzius
The Giants Climbing the Heavenspublished 1589

Not on view
Engraving on cream paper depicting a battle between giant figures and airborne warriors, with dense cross-hatching and a Latin inscription below

Hendrick Goltzius, Hendrik Goltzius (after), The Giants Climbing the Heavens, published 1589, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Graphic Arts Council Curatorial Discretionary Fund, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Artist or Maker
Hendrick Goltzius
Northern Netherlands, 1558-1617
Artist or Maker
Hendrik Goltzius (after)
Northern Netherlands, 1558-1617
Title
The Giants Climbing the Heavens
Place Made
Holland
Date Made
published 1589
Medium
Engraving
Dimensions
Sheet: 7 × 10 in. (17.78 × 25.4 cm) Image: 7 × 10 in. (17.78 × 25.4 cm)
Credit Line
Graphic Arts Council Curatorial Discretionary Fund
Accession Number
M.71.76.7
Classification
Prints
Collecting Area
Prints and Drawings
Selected Bibliography
  • Bartsch, Adam von. The Illustrated Bartsch. New York: Abaris Books, 1978.