Venus and Adonis, from the series The Story of Adonis

Venus and Adonis, from the series The Story of Adonis by Philips Galle|Anthonie Blocklandt

Medium

Engraving; second state of two

Dimensions

plate: 8 1/4 x 11 7/8 in. (20.9 x 30.1 cm) sheet: 8 11/16 x 12 5/16 in. (22 x 31.2 cm)

Classification

Prints

Department

Drawings and Prints

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1953

Accession Number

53.601.20(63)

Tags

AdonisVenus

About the Artist

Philips Galle|Anthonie Blocklandt · 15371612

Philips Galle (1537–1612) was a leading Netherlandish engraver, designer, and print publisher whose career bridged the vibrant artistic scenes of Haarlem and Antwerp. Born in Haarlem, he studied under the humanist engraver Dirck Volkertsz. Coornhert, honing his skills in reproductive printmaking. Early on, Galle produced engravings after the Haarlem master Maarten van Heemskerck, capturing the Man...

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