PrintsDutch16th century

Æther

c. 1588-1590

Artists

Hendrick GoltziusArtist

Classification

Prints

Technique

Chiaroscuro woodcut

Medium

Chiaroscuro woodcut printed from three blocks in black, orange, and brown inks, on antique laid paper

Culture

Dutch

Century

16th century

Division

European and American Art

Department

Department of Prints

Dimensions

block (oval): 35.2 × 26.8 cm (13 7/8 × 10 9/16 in.)

Provenance

Horace M. Swope, bequest; to Fogg Art Museum, 1940

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