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Jan Goltz II,
1578
Hendrick Goltzius, 1558–1617; born Mülbracht, Netherlands; died Haarlem, Netherlands
x1934-631
In this portrait engraving, considered to be his earliest, Goltizus pays tribute to his father, Jan Goltz, who was a glass painter by trade. According to Goltzius’s biographer, when Goltz realized that his son would rather draw figures of men than letters of the alphabet, he allowed Hendrick to leave school and become his apprentice. The monkey at the bottom left bears the Goltz family coat of arms, while the German inscription stresses enduring love ("Though man may destroy and banish all, love exists eternally").
Information
Title
Jan Goltz II
Dates
1578
Maker
Medium
Engraving
Dimensions
plate (sheet trimmed inside plate): 14.9 × 10 cm (5 7/8 × 3 15/16 in.)
Credit Line
Bequest of Junius S. Morgan, Class of 1888
Object Number
x1934-631
Place Made
Europe, Netherlands
Inscription
Signed in plate, center: HGoltzius [z in reverse]
Printed in margin around medallion: IOHAN GOLS VAN KEISERWERDT SEINES ALTERES 44
Printed in cartouche, lower center: Wan man als khan, außrouten und vertreiben / Moiß doch die lieb, ewig bleiben.
In graphite, verso: Dresden
Marks/Labels/Seals
Collector's stamped in brown ink, verso lower right: A.F. von Lanna (Lugt 2773)
Reference Numbers
Bartsch 171; Hollstein 191; New Hollstein 224
Type
Materials
Techniques
Adalbert von Lanna [1836-1909, Lugt 2773]; sale of his collection, Stuttgart, May 11-22, 1909, possibly lot 1800; Junius S. Morgan [1867-1932]; bequeathed to Princeton University Art Museum, 1932.
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F.W.H. Hollstein, "Goltzius-Heemskerck," Dutch and Flemish etchings, engravings, and woodcuts, ca. 1450-1700, (Amsterdam: M. Hertzberger, 1953).
, no. 738 - Otto Hirschmann and E. W. Moes, Hendrik Goltzius, Verzeichnis des graphischen Werks (Braunschweig: Klinkhardt & Biermann, 1976)., no. 17
- 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)., no. 738, p. 178 (illus.)
- Walter L. Strauss, ed., Hendrik Goltzius, 1558-1617: the complete engravings and woodcuts (New York: Abaris Books, 1977-)., no. 206
