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Hendrick Goltzius
Marscirca 1588-1590

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Brown ink and wash drawing on tan paper of a standing nearly nude male figure holding a tall staff, wearing a feathered headdress, with flowing drapery and loose, energetic hatching

Hendrick Goltzius, Mars, circa 1588-1590, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Mary Stansbury Ruiz Bequest, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Artist or Maker
Hendrick Goltzius
Northern Netherlands, 1558-1617
Title
Mars
Place Made
Holland
Date Made
circa 1588-1590
Medium
Chiaroscuro woodcut from three blocks (in ocher, brown, and black)
Dimensions
Sheet: 9 1/2 × 5 3/4 in. (24.13 × 14.61 cm) Image: 9 1/2 × 5 3/4 in. (24.13 × 14.61 cm)
Credit Line
Mary Stansbury Ruiz Bequest
Accession Number
M.88.91.406
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.
  • Strauss, Walter L. Hendrik Goltzius: The Complete Engravings and Woodcuts. Abaris Books: New York, 1977.

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