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Hendrick Goltzius
Mars (half-length)circa 1588-1589

Not on view
Chiaroscuro woodcut in amber-brown and white of a muscular nude male figure with a fantastical skull-adorned headdress, gripping a staff, printed with dense parallel lines and white highlights
Artist or Maker
Hendrick Goltzius
Northern Netherlands, 1558-1617
Title
Mars (half-length)
Place Made
Holland
Date Made
circa 1588-1589
Medium
Chiaroscuro woodcut from three blocks (in ocher, brown, and black)
Dimensions
Sheet: 9 3/4 × 7 in. (24.77 × 17.78 cm) Image: 9 3/4 × 7 in. (24.77 × 17.78 cm)
Credit Line
Mary Stansbury Ruiz Bequest
Accession Number
M.88.91.352
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.