Hercules and Telephos, plate two from Three Famous Antique Sculptures
c. 1592, printed c. 1617
Medium
Engraving on ivory laid paper
Dimensions
Image: 40.4 × 29.2 cm (15 15/16 × 11 1/2 in.); Plate: 41.6 × 30 cm (16 7/16 × 11 13/16 in.); Sheet: 48 × 36.3 cm (18 15/16 × 14 5/16 in.)
Classification
engraving
Department
Prints and Drawings
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
112044
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...