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Object Type
print
Museum number
1854,0513.101
Description
Pygmalion and the statue of Galatea; Pygmalion, seated at right, holds a chisel and a bunch of flowers, admires his handiwork and marble statue of Galatea. 1593 Engraving
Producer name
Print made by:
Hendrik Goltzius
Published by:
Robert de Baudous
School/style
Dutch
Production date
1593
Materials
paper
Technique
engraving
Dimensions
Height:
325 millimetres
Width:
216 millimetres
$Inscriptions
Bibliographic references
New Hollstein (Dutch & Flemish) / The New Hollstein: Dutch and Flemish etchings, engravings and woodcuts 1450-1700
(157.III)
(Hendrick Goltzius)
Hollstein / Dutch and Flemish etchings, engravings and woodcuts c.1450-1700
(158.III)
Hirschmann 1921 / Hendrik Goltzius, Verzeichnis des graphischen Werkes
(158)
Strauss 1977 / Hendrik Goltzius: the complete engravings and woodcuts
(315)
Bartsch / Le Peintre graveur
(III.42.138)
Location
Not on display
Subjects
classical mythology
sculpture
Associated names
Associated with:
Franco Estius
(author of Latin verses)
Representation of:
Pygmalion
Representation of:
Galatea
Acquisition name
Purchased from:
Colnaghi
Acquisition date
1854
Department
Prints and Drawings
Registration number
1854,0513.101