Hendrick Goltzius
Allegory of War

ArtistDutch, 1558–1617
CultureDutch
Titles
  • Allegory of War
Date1578
MediumEngraving
DimensionsPlate: 7 3/4 × 14 1/8 in. (19.7 × 35.8 cm)
Sheet: 8 1/16 × 14 1/2 in. (20.5 × 36.8 cm)
Frame: 16 5/8 × 24 5/8 × 1 1/4 in. (42.2 × 62.5 × 3.2 cm)
Credit LineSarah Campbell Blaffer Foundation, Houston
Object numberBF.1997.33
Not on view

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Provenance Research Ongoing Exhibition HistoryExhibited: "The Plains of Mars: European War Prints, 1500-1825," Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Millennium Gallery, February 1 - April 26, 2009.

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