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Nov 10, 2006

Apollo

Apollo

1588

Hendrick Goltzius

(Dutch, 1558–1617)

Netherlands, 16th century

Engraving

Support: Blued white laid paper

Sheet: 35.3 x 27.1 cm (13 7/8 x 10 11/16 in.); Platemark: 34.9 x 26.7 cm (13 3/4 x 10 1/2 in.)

Mr. and Mrs. Charles G. Prasse Collection 1969.48

Catalogue raisonné: Hollstein 131 (VIII)

State: I/I

Location

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Description

This engraving depicts Apollo as the radiant sun god. With fire-like hair, he strides through rolling waves of clouds, while in the background his chariot makes its daily trip across the sky. The Latin text that forms his halo translates: “With its aureole and shining ray, the bright Sun drives away the darkness and lights the whole earth.” Apollo’s excessively muscled body reflects an aspect of Mannerism, a stylistic trend in the mid- to late 1500s that exaggerated natural qualities. By over embellishing Apollo’s musculature, Goltzius transformed an athletic male body into a supernatural one.

See also
Collection: 
PR - Engraving
Department: 
Prints
Type of artwork: 
Print
Medium: 
Engraving
Credit line: 
Mr. and Mrs. Charles G. Prasse Collection

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