290 - Hendrick Goltzius - Diana and Callisto - 1590

Hendrick Goltzius - Diana and Callisto - 1590 Description: Jupiter assumes the form of Diana in order to seduce Callisto . An early work drawn by Goltzius en engraved in his workshop. Print from the second series of scenes from the Metamorphoses whose design occupied Goltzius about 1589. The design sketches for this prints are recorded in some of the greatest museums. Goltzius made the drawings as designs for the prints. He probably also surveyed the engraving process by a member of his workshop and was involved in the publishing of the series. The mannerist style is at it's best here. New Hollstein 533, First state of two. This state published by Hendrick Goltzius himself, before the later Visscher publication. Dimensions: 17,50 x 25,00 cm Condition: A good early impression on laid paper tipped with corners on a support sheet. Bottom left corners of the margin defected. Full plate border and margins. Collection stamp bottom left corner. Bottom left margin a bit thumbed. Overall still good. Literature: New Hollstein (Dutch & Flemish) / The New Hollstein: Dutch and Flemish etchings, engravings and woodcuts 1450-1700 (557. I/II) --- Bartsch / Le Peintre graveur (III.106.6) --- Hollstein / Dutch and Flemish etchings, engravings and woodcuts c.1450-1700 (15) Provenance: Collection stamp of Winfield Robbins bottom right corner. (Not in Lugt) Medium: Engraving Date: 1590