Artist
Hendrick Goltzius (Dutch, 1558–1617)Dutch, 1558–1617
CultureDutch
Titles
- Pygmalion and Galatea
Date1593
MediumEngraving
Dimensions326 × 216 mm
Overall: 12 7/8 × 8 1/2 in. (32.7 × 21.6 cm)
Overall: 12 7/8 × 8 1/2 in. (32.7 × 21.6 cm)
Credit LineSarah Campbell Blaffer Foundation, Houston
Object numberBF.1998.17
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Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Lower right of image: R. Baudous excu. / Anno 1593 / HGoltzius Inve[n]t. et sculp.
Below image: S[c]ulpsit ebur niueum quod virginis ora gerebat / Pygmalion, viuae dixisses virginis ora. / Ipse opus author amans in imagine flagrat eburna, / Munere Acidaliae cupido dein iuncta marita est. / F. Estius.
Below image: S[c]ulpsit ebur niueum quod virginis ora gerebat / Pygmalion, viuae dixisses virginis ora. / Ipse opus author amans in imagine flagrat eburna, / Munere Acidaliae cupido dein iuncta marita est. / F. Estius.
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Hendrick Goltzius
after 1586 (probably seventeenth century)
Engraving on laid paper, copy A
71.60.2
