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Jacob Matham
Mythological and Allegorical Subjects1588

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Engraving with densely hatched lines depicting multiple nude allegorical figures amid rocks and billowing drapery, with a fruit basket and Latin text below
Engraving depicting three nude and semi-nude figures grouped around a barrel beneath a palm tree, with a male figure raising a cup at left, a central female figure reclining, and a winged figure holding a cluster of grapes at right; Latin inscription along the bottom margin; fine cross-hatched line work throughout.
Engraving of two nearly nude classical figures seated among clouds: a woman wearing a crested helmet and holding a spear, with a shield bearing a grotesque face, and a man in a winged helmet holding a caduceus, with a draped cloak. Latin text in two columns at the bottom margin.
Engraving depicting multiple allegorical figures in a rocky landscape; a central standing nude woman is surrounded by partially draped female figures holding a balance scale, sword, mirror, and goblet, with male figures reclining in the foreground; fine cross-hatched linework throughout, with Latin text below.
Engraving of two nude figures seated together on rocky ground, one holding an upright torch, surrounded by billowing smoke and foliage; Latin text inscription below in two columns; fine cross-hatched line work throughout.
Engraving of three nude figures in a landscape: a standing woman wearing a floral wreath holds feathers aloft with a billowing drape behind her, flanked by a seated male figure with horns at left and a kneeling woman seen from behind at right; trees and distant cliffs in background; Latin inscription below.
Engraving of three nude figures standing on clouds, each raising a laurel wreath overhead, with fine cross-hatched shading; Latin inscription in two columns at bottom margin.

Jacob Matham, The Five Senses, 1588, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Mary Stansbury Ruiz Bequest, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Artist or Maker
Jacob Matham
Title
Mythological and Allegorical Subjects
Place Made
Holland
Date Made
1588
Medium
Engraving
Dimensions
Sheet (each): 11 3/4 × 8 1/4 in. (29.85 × 20.96 cm) Image (each): 11 3/4 × 8 1/4 in. (29.85 × 20.96 cm)
Credit Line
Mary Stansbury Ruiz Bequest
Accession Number
M.88.91.114a-h
Classification
Prints
Collecting Area
Prints and Drawings
Selected Bibliography
  • Bartsch, Adam von. The Illustrated Bartsch. New York: Abaris Books, 1978.
  • Filedt Kok, J.P.; Falkenburg, Reindert Leonard; Leeflang, Huigen; Miedema, Hessel. Goltzius-studies : Hendrick Goltzius. Zwolle : Waanders Uitgevers, 1993.