PrintsNetherlandish16th century

Day IV:The Creation of the Moon and the Stars

1589

Artists

Jan Harmensz. MullerArtist

Hendrick GoltziusArtist after

Classification

Prints

Technique

Engraving

Medium

Engraving on cream antique laid paper

Culture

Netherlandish

Century

16th century

Division

European and American Art

Department

Department of Prints

Dimensions

sheet diameter: 26.3 cm (10 3/8 in.)

Provenance

Robert Bradford Wheaton and Barbara Ketcham Wheaton, Concord, MA, later Barbara Ketcham Wheaton, gift; to Harvard University Art Museums, 2011. Notes: Robert Bradford Wheaton passed away in 2010.

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