Mars, between 1558 and 1617

  • Hendrick Goltzius, Dutch, 1558-1617

Chiaroscuro woodcut printed in black, brown and yellow-brown ink on laid paper

  • Image: 9 1/2 × 5 5/8 inches (24.1 × 14.3 cm) Sheet: 11 1/8 × 6 7/8 inches (28.3 × 17.5 cm)

Gift of Mrs. James E. Scripps

09.1S550

Department

Prints, Drawings & Photographs

Signed, on block, upper left edge: [artist's monogram]

Inscribed, on block, upper right of image: [Aries zodiacal symbol] Inscribed, in pencil and in ink, verso: [numeric notations]

1890, Klever Sale, Berlin (June 1890) Mrs. James E. Scripps (Detroit, Michigan, USA)

1909-present, gift to the Detroit Institute of Arts (Detroit, Michigan, USA)

From Bruegel to Rembrandt: Dutch and Flemish Prints and Drawings from 1550 to 1700. Exh. cat., DIA. Detroit, 2020, p. 11.

Hendrick Goltzius, Mars, between 1558 and 1617, chiaroscuro woodcut printed in black, brown and yellow-brown ink on laid paper. Detroit Institute of Arts, Gift of Mrs. James E. Scripps, 09.1S550.