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Hendrik Goltzius (after)
Arcas Preparing to Kill his Mother, Changed into a Bearpublished 1590

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Engraving of a bearded archer drawing a bow toward a crouching bear in a landscape, with two winged figures emerging from clouds in the upper right; Latin text below

Hendrik Goltzius (after), Hendrick Goltzius, Arcas Preparing to Kill his Mother, Changed into a Bear, published 1590, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Gift of Mary Stansbury Ruiz, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Artist or Maker
Hendrik Goltzius (after)
Northern Netherlands, 1558-1617
After
Hendrick Goltzius
Northern Netherlands, 1558-1617
Title
Arcas Preparing to Kill his Mother, Changed into a Bear
Place Made
Holland
Date Made
published 1590
Medium
Engraving
Dimensions
Sheet: 7 1/4 × 10 3/8 in. (18.42 × 26.35 cm) Image: 6 7/8 × 9 7/8 in. (17.46 × 25.08 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Mary Stansbury Ruiz
Accession Number
M.83.119.3
Classification
Prints
Collecting Area
Prints and Drawings
Selected Bibliography
  • Bartsch, Adam von. The Illustrated Bartsch. New York: Abaris Books, 1978.