Currently not on view
Allaert Fransz. Schatter,
1581
Hendrick Goltzius, 1558–1617; born Mülbracht, Netherlands; died Haarlem, Netherlands
x1934-719
This portrait represents a gentleman of upper- and middle-class Netherlandish society. The innkeeper Allaert Fransz. Schatter’s medal emphasizes his central role in Haarlem’s civic culture. Goltzius places him in front of the Grote Markt, the town’s main square, with Schatter’s inn, the Orange Apple, visible over his right shoulder.
Information
Title
Allaert Fransz. Schatter
Dates
1581
Maker
Medium
Engraving
Dimensions
plate (sheet trimmed to oval plate): 10.5 × 8 cm (4 1/8 × 3 1/8 in.)
Credit Line
Bequest of Junius S. Morgan, Class of 1888
Object Number
x1934-719
Place Made
Europe, Netherlands
Inscription
In small outer margin at top center: [in reverse] HGoltzius fecit
Latin text presumably by Cornelius Schonaeus in margin around oval: [in reverse] VT CITO PRIMA FVGIT NASCENTIS GRATIA FLORIS, SIC HVMANA BREVI TEMPORE VITA FERIT.
Dated between first and last word previous text: [in reverse] 1581
Marks/Labels/Seals
In graphite, verso lower center: J.S.M (Lugt 1536)
Reference Numbers
Bartsch 65.208; Hollstein 238; New Hollstein 248; Strauss 147
Type
Materials
Techniques
Subject
Junius S. Morgan [1867-1932, Lugt 1536]; 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
