Artist: Hendrick Goltzius (1558 - 1617)
Nationality: Dutch
Movement: Baroque
Media: Painting,Engraving
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Biography:
After moving to Haarlem at the age of nineteen, Hendrick Goltzius married a rich widow who funded the establishment of his workshop. He spent his life in the city except for a yearlong trip to Germany and Italy in 1590 that brought him into contact with classical and naturalistic art. His panoramic landscapes were forerunners for later Dutch artists such as Rembrandt van Rijn. Goltzius was best known for his printmaking but has to abandon the medium in 1600 due to his failing eyesight and inability to work with painstaking engraving tools. Although he believed that printmaking was inferior to painting, he died in 1617 without reaching the same quality in his paintings as he had in his engravings.

Artworks in Museum Collections: (40)
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Bust of an Angel
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Portrait of a Man
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Venus and Mars Surprised by Vulcan
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Hendrick Goltzius - Nox, Goddess of Night c. 1588-90 chiaroscuro woodcut The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art Dutch
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Hendrick Goltzius, Dutch, 1558-1617 The Farnese Hercules about 1592-93 Engraving 41 x 29.2 cm (16
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Hendrick Goltzius, Dutch, 1558-1617 Susanna and the Elders 1615 Oil on canvas 138 x 104
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Hendrik Goltzius, The Penitent Magdalen, after Goltzius, 1602
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Hendrick Goltzius, Dutch, 1558-1617 A Sea Goddess designed about 1588-89 Chiaroscuro woodcut with two tone
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Hendrick Goltzius, Dutch, 1558-1617 Adoration of the Magi, from The Life of the Virgin about
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Hendrick Goltzius - Circumcision of Christ from Life of the Virgin c. 1593-94 engraving The Mint Museums Dutch
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Hendrick Terbruggen, The Lute Player, 16th - 17th century
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Hendrik Goltzius, The Annunciation, 1594
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Hendrick Dirk Kruseman Van Elten, Old Mill on the Creek, 1883
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Hendrik Goltzius, Hercules and Cacus, 1588
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Hendrik Goltzius, The Magdalene in the Desert, 1585
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Gerard Edelinck, Portrait of Goltzius, 1682
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Hendrik Goltzius, The Circumcision of Christ, 1594
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Hendrik Goltzius, (Plate 8) From Nine Muses, 1592
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Hendrik Goltzius, (Plate 9) From Nine Muses, 1592
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Hendrik Goltzius, (Plate 5) From Nine Muses, 1592
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Hendrik Goltzius, [The Last Supper] (Copy), 1598
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Hendrik Goltzius, Tantalus, 16th - 17th century
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Hendrik Goltzius, Ixion, 16th - 17th century
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Hendrik Goltzius, Phaeton, 16th - 17th century
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Hendrik Goltzius, The Morning, 16th - 17th century
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Jacob Matham, Portrait of Hendrik Goltzius, 1657
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Hendrik Goltzius, Scientia, 16th - 17th century
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Hendrik Goltzius, Jupiter, 16th - 17th century
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Hendrik Goltzius, St Mathews, 16th - 17th century
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Hendrik Goltzius, Portrait of Hans Bol (1534-1593) at the age of 58, 1593
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Hendrik Goltzius, The Holy Family with St. John the Baptist, 1593
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Hendrik Goltzius, The Martyrdom of St. Paul, 16th - 17th century
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Hendrik Goltzius, Philip Galle, 16th - 17th century
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Hendrik Goltzius, The Passion: The Resurrection, 16th - 17th century
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Hendrik Goltzius, The Passion: The Entombment, 16th - 17th century
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Hendrik Goltzius, The Passion: The Last Supper, 16th - 17th century
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Hendrik Goltzius, Visitation (from the Life of the Virgin series), 1593
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Hendrik Goltzius, [Portrait of a bearded man], 16th - 17th century
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Hendrik Goltzius, The Muse Erato, 16th - 17th century
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Hendrik Goltzius, [The Resurrection](Copy), 16th - 17th century

Artnews Articles and Exhibition Information: (10)
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Teyler Museum: DUTCH DRAWINGS 1580-1850
As the title suggests all major names of that period are represented in the exhibition. Sheets by masters like Goltzius, Rembrandt, Dou, Van Ostade and Mesdag are to ...
National Gallery of Art: The Unfinished Print: Works by Rembrandt, Piranesi, Degas, Munch and Others
The exhibition opens in conjunction with Jasper Johns: Prints from Four Decades and American Naive Paintings, which will be on view during the same period in adjacent galleries. ...
Bayly Art Museum: Virgins, Gods, Saints and Lovers: Strangeness and Style in Mannerist Prints
The term mannerism refers to works that show certain stylistic tendencies such as the use of geometric forms, deformation or elongation of figures, exaggerated gestures, strange lighting and perspectives, and evocative atmosphere. The diverse s...
Frick Collection: When is a Work of Art Complete: Prints by Rembrandt, Piranesi, Degas, Munch and More
In the process of printmaking, an artist will normally take proof impressions as he makes changes to his plate. These proof states, as will be apparent through many groupings in the exhibition, can establish an exact record of the image in the pr...
Frances Lehman Loeb Art Center, Vassar College: The Power of Appearances: Renaissance and Reformation Portrait Prints
The exhibition of 62 prints is organized by the National Lending Service of the National Gallery of Art in Washington. It will comprise prints ranging in date from 1500 to 1601. Together, they suggest that the portrait is inextricable from its so...
J. Paul Getty Center: THE BODY BEAUTIFUL: Artists Draw The Nude (1440-1850)
Mastering the depiction of the nude figure has long been a cornerstone of an artist’s training. Classical form prevailed through the Renaissance. Male nudes were drawn with finely detailed, strongly define...
Bayly Art Museum: Charlottesville Collects
“We think our visitors will be both surprised and delighted to see the wonderful works in Charlottesville Collects,” says Jill Hartz, director of the Bayly Art Museum. “We are thrilled to share these works with the public, and are so grateful ...
Art Gallery of New South Wales: Old Master Drawings from the Albertina, Vienna
While extensive restoration at the Albertina is undertaken, the Art Gallery of New South Wales is delighted to have the opportunity to exhibit a glorious pageant of 100 works that reflect the breadth and quality of Duke Albert’s original collectio...
Bonnefanten Museum: The Rijksmuseum Comes to Maastricht: Works from the Southern Netherlands on Loan
Next year, the current loan scheme will be extended further due to the ongoing refurbishment of the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam, which as a result will only be able to exhibit the highlights of 17th century art from the Northern Netherlands. ...
Rijksmuseum: Maurice, Prince of Orange
Stadholder and prince
Prince Maurice, the son of William of Orange and Anna of Saxony, was born at Castle Dillenburg in Germany. He was b...

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