Parable of the Blind Leading the Blind
Parable of the Blind Leading the Blind

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Parable of the Blind Leading the Blind,

1586

Hendrick Goltzius, 1558–1617; born Mülbracht, Netherlands; died Haarlem, Netherlands
x1934-708

Information

Title
Parable of the Blind Leading the Blind
Dates

1586

Maker
Hendrick Goltzius
Medium
Engraving
Dimensions
plate: diam. 8.6 cm. (3 3/8 in.) sheet: 9.5 x 9.4 cm (3 3/4 x 3 11/16 in.)
Credit Line
Bequest of Junius S. Morgan, Class of 1888
Object Number
x1934-708
Place Made

Europe, Netherlands

Inscription
Inscribed and dated in margin around: Deuia dum c[a]ecus ... lapsus vterq[ue] perit. Anno 1586. Signed in plate, lower right: HG
Marks/Labels/Seals
In graphite, verso center: Coll. Six, Leipzig 1929, 400 Rks
Reference Numbers
Bartsch 93-a-3; Dutuit 513; Hollstein 111; New Hollstein 16; Weigel 324
Culture
Dutch, European
Type
engravings, prints
Materials
printing ink
Techniques
engraving (printing process)
Subject
men, landscapes (representations), figures (representations), bible stories, parables

Possibly Jan Six [1618-1700]. Possibly Rijksmuseum, Rijksprentenkabinet, Amsterdam; deaccessioned. Presumably sale in Leipzig, 1929; Junius S. Morgan [1867-1932]; bequeathed to Princeton University Art Museum, 1932.

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