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Standing Female Personification of Sight (Visus),
ca.1586
Hendrick Goltzius, 1558–1617; born Mülbracht, Netherlands; died Haarlem, Netherlands
Published by Jacob Matham, 1571–1631; born and died Haarlem, Netherlands
Published by Jacob Matham, 1571–1631; born and died Haarlem, Netherlands
x1934-615
Information
Title
Standing Female Personification of Sight (Visus)
Dates
ca.1586
Maker
Medium
Engraving and drypoint
Dimensions
plate: 22.6 x 12.2 cm. (8 7/8 x 4 13/16 in.)
sheet: 23 x 12.7 cm (9 1/16 x 5 in.)
Credit Line
Bequest of Junius S. Morgan, Class of 1888
Object Number
x1934-615
Place Made
Europe, Netherlands
Inscription
Signed in plate, upper left: H. Goltzius fecit, Matham excud.
Marks/Labels/Seals
Collector stamp in brown ink, verso center: A.F. von Lanna (Lugt 2773)
Reference Numbers
Bartsch 129; Hollstein 54; New Hollstein 688
Type
Materials
Techniques
Subject
Adalbert von Lanna [1836-1909, Lugt 2773]; sale of his collection, Stuttgart, May 11-22, 1909, lot 1786; 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. 17 - 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).
- Walter L. Strauss, ed., Hendrik Goltzius, 1558-1617: the complete engravings and woodcuts (New York: Abaris Books, 1977-)., no. 206
