Currently not on view
Avarice,
1593
Jacob Matham, 1571–1631; born and died Haarlem, Netherlands
after Hendrick Goltzius, 1558–1617; born Mülbracht, Netherlands; died Haarlem, Netherlands
after Hendrick Goltzius, 1558–1617; born Mülbracht, Netherlands; died Haarlem, Netherlands
x1990-107
Information
Title
Avarice
Dates
1593
Maker
Medium
Engraving
Dimensions
plate (sheet trimmed to plate): 32.2 × 16.8 cm (12 11/16 × 6 5/8 in.)
Credit Line
Museum purchase, gift of Mr. and Mrs. James E. Burke, with matching funds from IBM Corporation, Johnson & Johnson, and the Prudential Foundation
Object Number
x1990-107
Place Made
Europe, Netherlands, Harlem
Inscription
Numbered in margin, lower left: 6.
Two lines of Latin in margin, lower center: Seruit Auarities, auriq[ue] ... cunctisq[ue] insesta propinquis. F.E.
Signed in niche, lower right: HG Inue
Marks/Labels/Seals
Watermark: Transverse S (Briquet 9075) and coat of arms (Hollstein 289)
Reference Numbers
Bartsch 165.137; Hollstein 289; New Hollstein 155 (Matham), 503 (Goltzius)
Type
Materials
Techniques
Subject
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F.W.H. Hollstein, “Leyster-Matteus,” Dutch and Flemish etchings, engravings, and woodcuts, ca. 1450-1700 (Amsterdam: M. Hertzberger, 1954).
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Master Prints and Drawings of Five Centuries (New York: William H. Schab Gallery, 1983).
, no. 20 (illus.) - "Acquisitions of the Art Museum 1990," Record of the Art Museum, Princeton University 50, no. 1 (1991): p. 16-69., pp. 52–53 (illus.)
- Marjolein Leesberg, "Hendrick Goltzius," New Hollstein Dutch & Flemish etchings, engravings and woodcuts, 1450-1700 (Ouderkerk aan den Ijssel: Sound & Vision Publishers, in co-operation with the Rijksprentenkabinet, Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, 2012).
