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Hendrick Goltzius
The Nine Muses1592

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Engraving of a full-length seated woman in a long dress with braided hair and pearl necklace, rendered in fine crosshatched lines, with Latin text below
Engraving of a seated woman in classical robes, shown in profile, holding a comic mask with an open-mouthed expression. A small book rests at her feet. Fine crosshatching throughout; Latin text in two columns at bottom margin.
Engraving, full-length seated female figure in loose classical dress, holding a scroll and a small object, with books at lower left and a Latin inscription along the bottom margin, fine cross-hatched shading throughout.
Engraving, full-length figure of a seated woman in flowing robes, looking downward while holding a stylus and a tablet, with an open book on the ground beside her; Latin inscription in two columns below, fine cross-hatching throughout
Engraving of a seated woman in loose classical robes playing a lute, shown in profile with fine cross-hatching; two lines of Latin text appear below the composition.
Engraving of a seated woman in classical robes playing a transverse flute, her eyes downcast; books and a small horn rest at her feet; Latin inscription in four columns along the bottom margin.
Engraving of a seated draped female figure looking downward, holding a stylus in one hand and a sphere in the other, with books or tablets at her feet; fine crosshatching throughout; Latin inscription below.
Engraving of a seated female figure in classical robes, holding a caduceus-like staff, with a book at her feet; Latin inscription along the bottom margin; fine crosshatched shading throughout
Engraving of a seated draped female figure gazing upward, resting one hand on a large celestial globe; a small armillary sphere lies at her feet; Latin text inscribed below; fine crosshatched line work throughout.
Artist or Maker
Hendrick Goltzius
Northern Netherlands, 1558-1617
Title
The Nine Muses
Place Made
Holland
Date Made
1592
Medium
Engraving
Dimensions
Various dimensions
Credit Line
Mary Stansbury Ruiz Bequest
Accession Number
M.88.91.271a-i
Classification
Prints
Collecting Area
Prints and Drawings
Selected Bibliography
  • Bartsch, Adam von. The Illustrated Bartsch. New York: Abaris Books, 1978.
  • Hollstein, F. W. H. Dutch and Flemish Etchings, Engravings, and Woodcuts, ca. 1450-1700. Amsterdam: M. Hertzberger, 1949.