Apollo
<p>Hendrick Goltzius was at the height of his fame as a printmaker and publisher when he engraved this dramatic oval <em>Apollo</em> in 1588. His Dutch Mannerist style imbues the composition with a sinuous energy; as the sun god strides forward, his hair aflame, he nearly intrudes into the viewer’s space. The figure’s exaggerated anatomy and pose demonstrates Goltzius’s ongoing interests in mythology and antique sculpture. The <em>Apollo</em> fittingly pairs with Goltzius’s 1592 <em>Apollo Belvedere</em>. Goltzius approached that subsequent engraving in a more restrained, classicizing style after he saw the renowned antique sculpture during a trip to Italy in 1590.</p>
Catalogue
- Year
- 1588
- Dimensions
- Image/plate: 35 × 26.3 cm (13 13/16 × 10 3/8 in.); Sheet: 36 × 26.4 cm (14 3/16 × 10 7/16 in.)
- Collection
- Art Institute of Chicago
- Artist
- Hendrick Goltzius
Artist
Printmaking
Monogrammist L. K. (17th century)
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- Hendrick Goltzius
- Year
- 1588
- Dimensions
- Image/plate: 35 × 26.3 cm (13 13/16 × 10 3/8 in.); Sheet: 36 × 26.4 cm (14 3/16 × 10 7/16 in.)
- Watts ID
- WW-1588-125884
Source
- Collection
- Art Institute of Chicago
- Source
- aic
- Reference
- View at source
- Status
- verified