Pluto | Harvard Art Museums

Identification and Creation

Object Number: M9845
People: Hendrick Goltzius, Dutch (Mühlbracht 1558 - 1617 Haarlem, Netherlands)
Title: Pluto
Other Titles: Series/Book Title: Demogorgon and the Deities
Classification: Prints
Work Type: print
Date: c. 1598-1600
Culture: Dutch
Persistent Link: https://hvrd.art/o/256891

Physical Descriptions

Medium

Chiaroscurso woodcut printed from three blocks in black and two shades of brown inks on white antique laid paper

Technique

Chiaroscuro woodcut

Dimensions

block (oval): 34.8 × 26.2 cm (13 11/16 × 10 5/16 in.)

Inscriptions and Marks

inscription: in line block, lower center foreground: HG[monogram]. fe
collector's mark: verso, graphite: s[within a circle]S / YX [Horace M. Swope (Lugt 2368a)]
collector's mark: verso, brown stamp with geraphite numbering below: [Fogg Museum accession stamp (Lugt 936)] 9845

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History: Horace M. Swope, bequest; to Fogg Art Museum, 1940

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

State: ib/iic
Standard Reference Number: New Hollstein 297, Hollstein 369, Bartsch 233, Bialer 29c

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line: Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Bequest of Horace M. Swope, Class of 1905
Accession Year: 1940
Object Number: M9845
Division: European and American Art
Contact: am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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Exhibition History

Ancient to Modern, Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, 01/31/2012 - 06/01/2013

Verification Level

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M9845: Pluto