The Fall of Man
Medium
oil on canvas
Dimensions
overall: 104.5 x 138.4 cm (41 1/8 x 54 1/2 in.) framed: 128.9 x 163.2 x 10.2 cm (50 3/4 x 64 1/4 x 4 in.)
Classification
Painting
Department
CNE-B
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Patrons' Permanent Fund
Accession Number
1996.34.1
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...