Antique Master Print-SATURNUS-SATURN-ROMAN-FRESCO-Goltzius-Caravaggio-1592

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‘SATURNUS’

– Saturn (Cronus), standing in a niche, holding a scythe in his left hand. Part of a series of eight classical gods based on Polidoro da Caravaggio’s frescoes. Includes a three-line Latin inscription below the figure.

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Saturn (Cronus), standing in a niche, holding a scythe in his left hand. Part of a series of eight classical gods based on Polidoro da Caravaggio’s frescoes. Includes a three-line Latin inscription below the figure.

Made by Hendrick Goltzius after Hendrick Goltzius after Polidoro da Caravaggio.

Medium: Engraving on hand laid (verge) paper.

Sheet size: 21.5 x 35.5 cm (8.46 x 13.98 inch). Image size: 21.5 x 35.5 cm. (8.46 x 13.98 inch).

Condition: good, given age. Light soiling and creasing. Left margin, with small tears and thin paper spots, backed. Some paper re-attached at top left image. Old fold lines. General age-related toning and/or occasional minor defects from handling. Please study scan carefully.

SATURN, SATURNUS, CLASSICAL GODS, HENDRICK GOLTZIUS, POLIDORO DA CARAVAGGIO, MYTHOLOGY, ENGRAVING | EXPO-421

BACKGROUND INFORMATION

Frescoes on the fa?ade of a Roman house (now lost), created c. 1522?1527 by Polidoro da Caravaggio.

Reference: Hollstein Dutch 296-1(4), The Illustrated Bartsch 256-1(4).

Biography engraver: Hendrick Goltzius (1558-1617), Dutch Mannerist engraver known for his detailed and masterful works.

Biography artist: Polidoro da Caravaggio (1499-1543), an Italian painter influenced by Raphael, specializing in frescoes.

Additional information

Dimensions 35 × 21 × 1 cm

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