Hendrick Goltzius (Dutch, 1558-1617)
text written by Theodorus Schrevelius
The Farnesian Hercules, plate one from Three Famous Antique Sculptures
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Hendrick Goltzius (Dutch, 1558-1617)
text written by Theodorus Schreveliusc. 1592
The Farnesian Hercules, plate one from Three Famous Antique Sculptures
Hendrick Goltzius (Dutch, 1558-1617) text written by Theodorus Schrevelius →engravingprint
Date
c. 1592
Medium
Engraving on paper
Dimensions
Image: 39.8 × 29.3 cm (15 11/16 × 11 9/16 in.); Plate: 41.5 × 30 cm (16 3/8 × 11 13/16 in.); Sheet: 45 × 33.4 cm (17 3/4 × 13 3/16 in.)
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Location
Chicago, IL
Credit
Mary S. Adams Endowment
On a long-awaited pilgrimage to Italy in 1590 and 1591, the great Haarlem Mannerist artist Hendrick Goltzius made many studies after ancient and modern sculpture. This ancient Greek statue of Hercules by Lysippus was unearthed and restored around 1550 and placed in the Farnese Palace. Goltzius engraved only three statues of a projected series, and these were not printed until after his death, around 1617.
Also notable
Works in the same vein
Hercules and Telephos, plate two from Three Famous Antique Sculptures
Hendrick Goltzius (Dutch, 1558-1617) text written by Theodorus Schrevelius
The Apollo Belvedere, plate 3 from Three Famous Antique Sculptures
Hendrick Goltzius (Dutch, 1558-1617) text written by Theodorus Schrevelius
The Holy Family with the Infant John the Baptist, plate six from The Birth and Early Life of Christ
Hendrick Goltzius (Dutch, 1558-1617) text written by Cornelius Schonaeus
