Gray, white, and black print of nude woman riding chariot
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Photo © President and Fellows of Harvard College

This print is oval-shaped with a black border. A nude woman sits at the front of a small chariot rolling over a “ground” made of clouds. The chariot is being pulled by a team of flying bats. The woman carries a large flaming torch, the flames of which brush over a rooster perched atop the chariot. A figure in the back of the chariot slumps over on their arms with their eyes closed. A series of symbols forms a circle in the area directly behind the chariot.

Identification and Creation

Object Number
M25881
People
Hendrick Goltzius, Dutch (Mühlbracht 1558 - 1617 Haarlem, Netherlands)
Title
Nox
Other Titles
Alternate Title: Goddess of Night, Hecate
Series/Book Title: Demogorgon and the Deities
Classification
Prints
Work Type
print
Date
1588-1590
Places
Creation Place: Europe, Netherlands
Culture
Dutch
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/232664

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Chiaroscuro woodcutprinted in black and two shades of gray on white antique laid paper, laid down and repaired
Technique
Chiaroscuro woodcut
Dimensions
sheet: 35 x 26.3 cm (13 3/4 x 10 3/8 in.)
Inscriptions and Marks
  • Signed: HGf
  • inscription: in black block, below the feet of the figure: HG[monogram]. f.
  • collector's mark: verso, blue stamp with graphite numbering below: [Fogg Museum accession stamp (Lugt 936)] M25881
  • inscription: verso, graphite: B. 237, H 372, Reichel, plate 88
  • inscription: verso, graphite: 47.1997

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
James A. Bergquist, Newton Centre, MA, gift; to Harvard Art Museums, 2003

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

State
ia/ic
Edition
1st edition (gray)
Standard Reference Number
New Hollstein 300, Bartsch 237, Hollstein 372, Bialler 11, The Illustrated Bartsch 0301.237

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of James A. Bergquist
Accession Year
2003
Object Number
M25881
Division
European and American Art
Contact
am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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