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Hendrick Goltzius
The Dragon Devouring the Companions of Cadmus1588

Not on view
Engraving on cream paper depicting two enormous winged, hybrid bull-human creatures in violent combat, rendered with dense crosshatching, with a fallen figure and skull in the foreground and a landscape battle scene in the distance
Artist or Maker
Hendrick Goltzius
Northern Netherlands, 1558-1617
After
Cornelis Cornelisz. van Haarlem
Holland, Haarlem, 1562-1638
Title
The Dragon Devouring the Companions of Cadmus
Place Made
Holland
Date Made
1588
Medium
Engraving
Dimensions
Sheet: 9 3/4 × 12 1/2 in. (24.77 × 31.75 cm) Image: 9 3/8 × 12 3/8 in. (23.81 × 31.43 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of The Ahmanson Foundation
Accession Number
M.81.158
Classification
Prints
Collecting Area
Prints and Drawings
Selected Bibliography
  • Bartsch, Adam von. The Illustrated Bartsch. New York: Abaris Books, 1978.
  • Phil Freshman. Los Angeles County Museum of Art Report, July 1, 1981-June 30, 1983. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 1984.
  • Strauss, Walter L. Hendrik Goltzius: The Complete Engravings and Woodcuts. Abaris Books: New York, 1977.