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Hendrick Goltzius
The Magician (Dermogorgon in the Cave of Eternity)circa 1588-1589

Not on view
Oval hand-colored print with dense engraved lines, depicting a large reclining male figure, a coiled serpent, and multiple figures in a rocky landscape with a glowing circular form and star-filled sky
Artist or Maker
Hendrick Goltzius
Northern Netherlands, 1558-1617
Title
The Magician (Dermogorgon in the Cave of Eternity)
Place Made
Holland
Date Made
circa 1588-1589
Medium
Chiaroscuro woodcut from three blocks (in tan, black, and green)
Dimensions
Sheet: 13 1/2 × 10 1/4 in. (34.29 × 26.04 cm) Image: 13 1/2 × 10 1/4 in. (34.29 × 26.04 cm)
Credit Line
Mary Stansbury Ruiz Bequest
Accession Number
M.88.91.105
Classification
Prints
Collecting Area
Prints and Drawings
Selected Bibliography
  • Bartsch, Adam von. The Illustrated Bartsch. New York: Abaris Books, 1978.
  • Davis, Bruce. Mannerist Prints: International Style in the Sixteenth Century. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 1988.

  • Strauss, Walter L. Hendrik Goltzius: The Complete Engravings and Woodcuts. Abaris Books: New York, 1977.