Who created "To Each His Own, from Litis Abusus (The Abuses of the Law)"?

To Each His Own, from Litis Abusus (The Abuses of the Law) was created by Hendrick Goltzius in c. 1576.

What medium is "To Each His Own, from Litis Abusus (The Abuses of the Law)"?

To Each His Own, from Litis Abusus (The Abuses of the Law) is Engraving on ivory laid paper.

Is "To Each His Own, from Litis Abusus (The Abuses of the Law)" in the public domain?

Yes, To Each His Own, from Litis Abusus (The Abuses of the Law) is in the public domain and available for free download under CC0 license.

To Each His Own, from Litis Abusus (The Abuses of the Law)

Q: When was "To Each His Own, from Litis Abusus (The Abuses of the Law)" created?

This artwork was created c. 1576.

Hendrick Goltzius

c. 1576

Medium

Engraving on ivory laid paper

Dimensions

Plate: 18.5 × 23.2 cm (7 5/16 × 9 3/16 in.); sheet: 28 × 33.1 cm (11 1/16 × 13 1/16 in.)

Classification

Department

Prints and Drawings

Museum

Art Institute of Chicago

Accession Number

268407

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...

To Each His Own, from Litis Abusus (The Abuses of the Law)

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