Thalia, The Muse of Comedy, from The Nine Muses
Medium
Engraving on laid paper
Dimensions
Sheet (trimmed): 24.9 × 16.7 cm (9 13/16 × 6 5/8 in.)
Classification
Department
Prints and Drawings
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
267823
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...