The Fall of Phaeton
late 16th–early 17th century
Medium
Pen and brown ink, brown wash, heightened with white (slightly oxidized); brown ink framing lines; incised for transfer
Dimensions
6 1/2 x 9 15/16 in. (16.5 x 25.3 cm)
Classification
Drawings
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Rogers Fund, 1992
Accession Number
1992.376
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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...