Who created "Jupiter, from Eight Pagan Gods"?

Jupiter, from Eight Pagan Gods was created by Hendrick Goltzius in 1592.

What medium is "Jupiter, from Eight Pagan Gods"?

Jupiter, from Eight Pagan Gods is Engraving on ivory laid paper.

Is "Jupiter, from Eight Pagan Gods" in the public domain?

Yes, Jupiter, from Eight Pagan Gods is in the public domain and available for free download under CC0 license.

Jupiter, from Eight Pagan Gods

Hendrick Goltzius

1592

Medium

Engraving on ivory laid paper

Dimensions

Plate: 35.6 × 21.4 cm (14 1/16 × 8 7/16 in.); sheet: 46 × 29.7 cm (18 1/8 × 11 3/4 in.)

Classification

Department

Prints and Drawings

Museum

Art Institute of Chicago

Accession Number

268555

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...

Jupiter, from Eight Pagan Gods

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