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Hendrick Goltzius
Icarus1588

Not on view
Circular engraving of a muscular nude male figure falling through the air in extreme foreshortening, feet thrust toward the viewer, with a radiant sun above and a small winged figure in the distance; Latin text borders the composition
Artist or Maker
Hendrick Goltzius
Northern Netherlands, 1558-1617
After
Cornelis Cornelisz. van Haarlem
Holland, Haarlem, 1562-1638
Title
Icarus
Place Made
Holland
Date Made
1588
Medium
Engraving
Dimensions
Sheet: 13 × 13 1/8 in. (33.02 × 33.34 cm) Image: 12 1/8 × 12 1/8 in. (30.8 × 30.8 cm)
Credit Line
Mary Stansbury Ruiz Bequest
Accession Number
M.88.91.104
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.
  • Davis, Bruce. Mannerist Prints: International Style in the Sixteenth Century. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 1988.