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HENDRICK GOLTZIUS. Autumn; Study for an Engraving

Autumn; Study for an Engraving. Artist: Hendrick Goltzius (Netherlandish, Mühlbracht 1558-1617 Haarlem). Dimensions: 7 5/8 x 5 11/16 in. (19.4 x 14.4 cm). Date: n.d..
This is the preliminary drawing for the third print in the series of seasons which Goltzius published around 1594. The strong pen and ink outlines and the tonal values indicated with wash were meant to guide the engraver, who was expected to translate the washes into patterns of burin lines. Jan Saenredam, who worked for Goltzius from around 1589 to 1601, was most likely the engraver of the print.
Autumn is represented here by figures dressed in sixteenth-century garb. The wreath of vines on the head of the boy on the right, and the pointed ear of the man in the center (which is more pronounced in the final print), indicate that they are Bacchus, the ancient god of wine, and a satyr.

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Author: HENDRICK GOLTZIUS (1558-1617)

Title: Autumn; Study for an Engraving

Caption: Autumn; Study for an Engraving. Artist: Hendrick Goltzius (Netherlandish, Mühlbracht 1558-1617 Haarlem). Dimensions: 7 5/8 x 5 11/16 in. (19.4 x 14.4 cm). Date: n.d.. This is the preliminary drawing for the third print in the series of seasons which Goltzius published around 1594. The strong pen and ink outlines and the tonal values indicated with wash were meant to guide the engraver, who was expected to translate the washes into patterns of burin lines. Jan Saenredam, who worked for Goltzius from around 1589 to 1601, was most likely the engraver of the print. Autumn is represented here by figures dressed in sixteenth-century garb. The wreath of vines on the head of the boy on the right, and the pointed ear of the man in the center (which is more pronounced in the final print), indicate that they are Bacchus, the ancient god of wine, and a satyr.

Technique/material: Pen and brown ink, red-brown wash, over black chalk, heightened with a little white gouache

Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA

Credit: Album

Image size: 2819 × 3774 px | 30.4 MB

Print size: 23.9 × 32.0 cm | 1109.8 × 1485.8 in (300 dpi)

Keywords: CHALK • DRAWINGS AND PRINTS • DRAWINGS • EUROPE • GOUACHE • HENDRICK GOLTZIUS • INK • METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART, NEW YORK, USA • NETHERLANDS • PASTELS • PEN AND BROWN INK, RED-BROWN WASH, OVER BLACK CHALK, HEIGHTENED WITH A LITTLE WHITE GOUACHE • WATERCOLORS