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Hendrik Goltzius (after)
Prometheus Forms Man and Animates Him with Fire from Heavenpublished 1589

Not on view
Engraving of two nearly nude figures standing in a landscape with animals; swirling clouds above reveal a glowing celestial scene with figures; Latin text along the bottom

Hendrik Goltzius (after), Hendrick Goltzius, Prometheus Forms Man and Animates Him with Fire from Heaven, published 1589, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Graphic Arts Council Curatorial Discretionary Fund, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Artist or Maker
Hendrik Goltzius (after)
Northern Netherlands, 1558-1617
After
Hendrick Goltzius
Northern Netherlands, 1558-1617
Title
Prometheus Forms Man and Animates Him with Fire from Heaven
Place Made
Holland
Date Made
published 1589
Medium
Engraving
Dimensions
Sheet: 7 × 10 in. (17.78 × 25.4 cm) Image: 6 7/8 × 9 7/8 in. (17.46 × 25.08 cm)
Credit Line
Graphic Arts Council Curatorial Discretionary Fund
Accession Number
M.71.76.2
Classification
Prints
Collecting Area
Prints and Drawings
Selected Bibliography
  • Bartsch, Adam von. The Illustrated Bartsch. New York: Abaris Books, 1978.