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Hendrick Goltzius
Mercury Enamored of Herse, Daughter of Cecropspublished 1590

Not on view
Engraving on cream paper depicting a procession of robed women with elaborate hairstyles, a winged helmeted figure flying overhead, and a town in the distance; Latin text below

Hendrick Goltzius, Goltzius (school of), Hendrik, Mercury Enamored of Herse, Daughter of Cecrops, published 1590, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Mary Stansbury Ruiz Bequest, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

After
Hendrick Goltzius
Northern Netherlands, 1558-1617
Title
Mercury Enamored of Herse, Daughter of Cecrops
Place Made
Holland
Date Made
published 1590
Medium
Engraving
Dimensions
Sheet: 7 3/8 × 10 3/8 in. (18.73 × 26.35 cm) Image: 6 7/8 × 10 in. (17.46 × 25.4 cm)
Credit Line
Mary Stansbury Ruiz Bequest
Accession Number
M.88.91.343
Classification
Prints
Collecting Area
Prints and Drawings
Selected Bibliography
  • Bartsch, Adam von. The Illustrated Bartsch. New York: Abaris Books, 1978.