Currently not on view
Apollo Belvedere,
1592, printed 1617
Hendrick Goltzius, 1558–1617; born Mülbracht, Netherlands; died Haarlem, Netherlands
Published by Herman Adolfsz., Dutch, active 16th century
Published by Herman Adolfsz., Dutch, active 16th century
x1934-675
Goltzius was praised throughout Europe during his lifetime as an extraordinary imitative artist who could observe, copy, and then surpass the works of his forebears and contemporaries. On a trip to Rome in 1591, Goltzius executed more than forty chalk drawings after celebrated antique statues that he saw in the Vatican and in other collections. Upon his return to Haarlem, he intended to engrave these as a series; however, only three were ultimately published, including the two on display. Through the controlled network of swelling and tapering lines interspersed with dots, Goltzius uses his virtuoso technique to transmit both the mass and the luminosity of polished marble.
Information
Title
Apollo Belvedere
Dates
1592, printed 1617
Maker
Medium
Engraving
Dimensions
plate: 40 x 29.2 cm. (15 3/4 x 11 1/2 in.)
sheet: 40.2 x 30.5 cm. (15 13/16 x 12 in.)
Credit Line
Bequest of Junius S. Morgan, Class of 1888
Object Number
x1934-675
Place Made
Europe, Netherlands
Inscription
Initialed in plate on pedestal, left: HG sculp.
Imperial privilege in plate on pedestal, right: Cum privil. Sa. Cae. M
Captioned in plate on pedestal, center: APOLLO PYTHIVS.
Address in plate on table at bottom right: Herman Adolfz excud. Haerlemens
Two Latin distichs by Theodorus Schrevelius in margin, left and right: Vis natus annis Deluis vulanijs / Donatus infans, sacra Parnaβi iuga / Petij, draconem matris hostem spiculis / Pythona fixi: nomen inde Pythij
Two lines of Latin in margin, center: Statua antiqua Romae in palatio Pontificis belle vider / opus posthumum HGoltzij iam primum divulgate. Ano. M.D.C.XVII.
Signed in margin, right corner: Schrevel
Marks/Labels/Seals
Collector's stamp in purple ink, verso lower left: Rudolph Peltzer (Lugt 2231)
Reference Numbers
Bartsch 45.145; Hollstein 149; New Hollstein 380; Strauss 314
Type
Materials
Techniques
Subject
Rudolf Peltzer [1825-1910, Lugt 2231]; sale of the collections of Rudolf Peltzer, Grégoire Stroganoff, and Friedrich Schindler, Stuttgart, May 2, 1913, lot 564; Junius S. Morgan [1867-1932]; bequeathed to Princeton University Art Museum, 1932.
-
F.W.H. Hollstein, "Goltzius-Heemskerck," Dutch and Flemish etchings, engravings, and woodcuts, ca. 1450-1700, (Amsterdam: M. Hertzberger, 1953).
, no. 50 - Otto Hirschmann and E. W. Moes, Hendrik Goltzius, Verzeichnis des graphischen Werks (Braunschweig: Klinkhardt & Biermann, 1976)., no. 376
- Glenn Harcourt, ed., Hendrik Goltzius and the Classical Tradition (Los Angeles: Fisher Gallery University of Southern California, 1992)., x1934–673, x1934–675: pp. 8–9, 32–33 (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)., no. 31, p. 74 (illus.)
- Walter L. Strauss, ed., Hendrik Goltzius, 1558-1617: the complete engravings and woodcuts (New York: Abaris Books, 1977-)., no. 408
