Bol, Hans (1534-1593) painter of Malines, from 1591 in Amsterdam
Medium
Engraving in black on ivory laid paper
Dimensions
Image/plate: 26.4 × 18 cm (10 7/16 × 7 1/8 in.); Sheet: 27.4 × 19.4 cm (10 13/16 × 7 11/16 in.)
Classification
engraving
Department
Prints and Drawings
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
108981
About the Artist
Hendrick Goltzius · 1558–1617
Hendrick Goltzius (1558–1617) was the most celebrated engraver of the Northern Renaissance and a pivotal figure in Dutch Mannerism. Born near the German-Dutch border, Goltzius transformed printmaking into a virtuoso art form through his revolutionary 'swelling line' technique, where the burin was manipulated to create lines of varying thickness that produced unprecedented tonal effects and three-d...