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Hendrick Goltzius
Tantalus1588

Not on view
Circular engraving of a muscular nude male figure seen from behind, arms raised and straining, surrounded by dense cloud forms, enclosed by a Latin inscription border

Hendrick Goltzius, Cornelis Cornelisz. van Haarlem, Tantalus, 1588, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Mary Stansbury Ruiz Bequest, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Artist or Maker
Hendrick Goltzius
Northern Netherlands, 1558-1617
After
Cornelis Cornelisz. van Haarlem
Holland, Haarlem, 1562-1638
Title
Tantalus
Place Made
Holland
Date Made
1588
Medium
Engraving
Dimensions
Sheet: 13 1/2 × 13 in. (34.29 × 33.02 cm) Image: 12 1/4 × 12 1/4 in. (31.12 × 31.12 cm)
Credit Line
Mary Stansbury Ruiz Bequest
Accession Number
M.88.91.140
Classification
Prints
Collecting Area
Prints and Drawings
Selected Bibliography
  • Bartsch, Adam von. The Illustrated Bartsch. New York: Abaris Books, 1978.
  • Strauss, Walter L. Hendrik Goltzius: The Complete Engravings and Woodcuts. Abaris Books: New York, 1977.
  • Hollstein, F. W. H. Dutch and Flemish Etchings, Engravings, and Woodcuts, ca. 1450-1700. Amsterdam: M. Hertzberger, 1949.

  • Davis, Bruce. Mannerist Prints: International Style in the Sixteenth Century. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 1988.