The Dead Saviour Supported by an Angel
Medium
Engraving on ivory laid paper
Dimensions
Plate: 35 × 25.2 cm (13 13/16 × 9 15/16 in.); sheet: 39.1 × 30.1 cm (15 7/16 × 11 7/8 in.)
Classification
Department
Prints and Drawings
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
268595
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...