Goltzius' seven oval chiaroscuro woodcuts, a reinterpretation

Author

Mazur-Contamine, H. E. C.

Document type

Article (journal)

Language

English

Source

Delineavit et sculpsit. 1994, Num. 12, 1-4 5, 23 ill.

ISSN

0923-9790

Abstract (en)

In-depth analysis of the iconography of seven prints by the Dutch artist, made some time in the last two decades of the 16th c. The first six of the series are identified as deities; some reidentifications are offered here. The seventh woodcut is shown to represent the Demogorgon in the Cave of Eternity. Examines Goltzius's sources, which include classical literature as well as the writings of such contemporaries as van Mander and Coornhert, and his interest in alchemy and the transmutation of the elements, here suggested as one theme of the print series.

Subject (en)

• General history of art -- 1400-1800 -- Pictorial arts -- Prints and illustration -- Netherlands
• Goltzius, Hendrik, 1558-1617
• Prints
• Netherlands
• 1500-1600
• Chiaroscuro woodcuts
• Gods
• Iconography
• Mander, Karel I van, 1548-1606
• Writings
• Sources
• Coornhert, Dirck Volckertsz., 1522-1590
• Elements
• Allegory
• Alchemy

Subject (fr)

• Histoire générale de l'art -- 1400-1800 -- Peinture et arts graphiques -- Estampe et illustration -- Pays-Bas
• Goltzius, Hendrik, 1558-1617
• Estampe
• Pays-Bas
• 1500-1600
• Clair-obscur (gravure sur bois)
• Dieux
• Iconographie
• Mander, Karel I van, 1548-1606
• Ecrits
• Sources
• Coornhert, Dirck Volckertsz., 1522-1590
• Eléments
• Allégorie
• Alchimie

Origin

DatabaseBHA (Inist-CNRS/GRI)

Identifier19941001-00347715

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