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Passionate Customer Service Museum Quality Art Prints Customization Options AvailableHendrick Goltzius, born in the Lower Rhine region, came from a family with a long artistic tradition. His great-grandfather and grandfather were painters in Venlo. His father Jan Goltz II was also a respected painter specializing in stained glass from Duisburg in Germany. The Dutch art theorist Karel van Mander I, born at the end of the 16th century, was not only a friend of the family, but also the first biographer to write about the artist Hendrick Goltzius. In his texts, one can read that Goltzius took lessons as a young man from the draughtsman Dirck Volckertz Coornhert. Goltzius moved with his teacher from Xanten to Haarlem in 1576. Three years later, the young man married the widow Margaretha Jansdr. Margaretha took her eight-year-old son Jacob into the marriage. Goltzius was not only an important father figure for Jacob, but also his teacher. Thanks to Goltzius' professional guidance, Jacob became a respected printmaker.
Goltzius was also known as a graphic artist. He produced prints as well as drawings using a variety of techniques. The talented artist mastered the craft of working with metal pencil, brush and ink as well as chalk. Goltzius is also considered a master in the technique of pen painting, which he invented, in which a pencil is used directly on the canvas. In this way, the impression of a print is recreated. His contemporaries admired him for his large, monochrome works. Decisive factors were Goltzius' attention to detail and the innovative process of his craft.
Goltzius' early work from the late 1580s is still strongly influenced by international mannerism. Mannerism is characterized by long, dark figures and highly dynamic compositions as seen in the works of the Flemish artist Bartholomaeus Spranger. Goltzius made engravings after Spranger's drawings, which his friend and biographer Van Mander brought back from Prague. In 1590 Goltzius travelled to Italy and stayed there for six months. Allegedly he wanted to recover from an illness there. The artist used his time in Rome for the intensive study of ancient sculptures and the human body. As a result, his own artistic work began to be based on this and his art became increasingly classical.
Back in his native Netherlands, the talented draughtsman expanded his craft repertoire to include painting. With increasing age his eyesight became weaker. This played a major role in Goltzius' decision to switch to painting, which did not require the high precision of printmaking. However, some art historians also assume that this new orientation was made by Van Mander. Van Mander himself perceived painting as the highest art form. This opinion probably influenced his confidant Goltzius, who held Van Mander in high esteem.
In 1612 Goltzius had the honour to be visited personally by the famous artist Peter Paul Rubens. Rubens was on the lookout for the best reproduction engraver and had therefore travelled as far as Haarlem. Rubens finally commissioned the graphic artist Lucas Emil Vorsterman, who was one of Goltzius' most talented assistants, to produce prints after his paintings.
Hendrick Goltzius, born in the Lower Rhine region, came from a family with a long artistic tradition. His great-grandfather and grandfather were painters in Venlo. His father Jan Goltz II was also a respected painter specializing in stained glass from Duisburg in Germany. The Dutch art theorist Karel van Mander I, born at the end of the 16th century, was not only a friend of the family, but also the first biographer to write about the artist Hendrick Goltzius. In his texts, one can read that Goltzius took lessons as a young man from the draughtsman Dirck Volckertz Coornhert. Goltzius moved with his teacher from Xanten to Haarlem in 1576. Three years later, the young man married the widow Margaretha Jansdr. Margaretha took her eight-year-old son Jacob into the marriage. Goltzius was not only an important father figure for Jacob, but also his teacher. Thanks to Goltzius' professional guidance, Jacob became a respected printmaker.
Goltzius was also known as a graphic artist. He produced prints as well as drawings using a variety of techniques. The talented artist mastered the craft of working with metal pencil, brush and ink as well as chalk. Goltzius is also considered a master in the technique of pen painting, which he invented, in which a pencil is used directly on the canvas. In this way, the impression of a print is recreated. His contemporaries admired him for his large, monochrome works. Decisive factors were Goltzius' attention to detail and the innovative process of his craft.
Goltzius' early work from the late 1580s is still strongly influenced by international mannerism. Mannerism is characterized by long, dark figures and highly dynamic compositions as seen in the works of the Flemish artist Bartholomaeus Spranger. Goltzius made engravings after Spranger's drawings, which his friend and biographer Van Mander brought back from Prague. In 1590 Goltzius travelled to Italy and stayed there for six months. Allegedly he wanted to recover from an illness there. The artist used his time in Rome for the intensive study of ancient sculptures and the human body. As a result, his own artistic work began to be based on this and his art became increasingly classical.
Back in his native Netherlands, the talented draughtsman expanded his craft repertoire to include painting. With increasing age his eyesight became weaker. This played a major role in Goltzius' decision to switch to painting, which did not require the high precision of printmaking. However, some art historians also assume that this new orientation was made by Van Mander. Van Mander himself perceived painting as the highest art form. This opinion probably influenced his confidant Goltzius, who held Van Mander in high esteem.
In 1612 Goltzius had the honour to be visited personally by the famous artist Peter Paul Rubens. Rubens was on the lookout for the best reproduction engraver and had therefore travelled as far as Haarlem. Rubens finally commissioned the graphic artist Lucas Emil Vorsterman, who was one of Goltzius' most talented assistants, to produce prints after his paintings.
.jpg "St. Matthias, from Christ, the Apostles and St. Paul with the Creed by Hendrik Goltzius")
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.jpg "Portrait of Giovanni da Bologna by Hendrik Goltzius")
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.jpg "Frederik de Vries by Hendrik Goltzius")
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.jpg "The Venetian Wedding by Hendrik Goltzius")
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.jpg "The Dragon Devouring the Companions of Cadmus by Hendrik Goltzius")
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.jpg "Icarus, from The Four Disgracers, 1588 by Hendrik Goltzius")
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.jpg "Leto, Pregnant with the Twins Artemis and Apollo, with the Eagle of Zeus at Her Feet by Hendrik Goltzius")
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.jpg "The Fall of Man by Hendrik Goltzius")
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.jpg "The Great Hercules or Knollenman by Hendrik Goltzius")
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.jpg "Hermes presenting Pandora to King Epimetheus, 1611 by Hendrik Goltzius")
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.jpg "Jupiter and Antiope by Hendrik Goltzius")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-1340545).jpg "Christ on the Cross, with Mary, St John and the Magdalene, c.1600 by Hendrik Goltzius")
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.jpg "Adam and Eve by Hendrik Goltzius")
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.jpg "Dying Adonis by Hendrik Goltzius")
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.jpg "Phaethon, 1588 by Hendrik Goltzius")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-1099732).jpg "Christ on the Cross, with Mary, St. John and the Magdalene by Hendrik Goltzius")
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 - (MeisterDrucke-93701).jpg "Adam and Eve by Hendrik Goltzius")
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 - (MeisterDrucke-78153).jpg "Cadmus about to attack a Dragon by Hendrik Goltzius")
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.jpg "Susanna and the Elders, 1607 by Hendrik Goltzius")
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.jpg "The Feast of the Gods at the Marriage of Cupid and Psyche by Hendrik Goltzius")
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.jpg "Jupiter and Antiope by Hendrik Goltzius")
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.jpg "The Young Man and the Old Woman, 1614 by Hendrik Goltzius")
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.jpg "The Four Disgracers by Hendrik Goltzius")
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.jpg "Marcus Curtius, from the Series The Roman Heroes by Hendrik Goltzius")
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.jpg "Mars and Venus Surprised by Vulcan by Hendrik Goltzius")
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.jpg "Juno, from the Three Goddesses by Hendrik Goltzius")
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.jpg "The Fall of Man by Hendrik Goltzius")
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.jpg "Tantalus by Hendrik Goltzius")
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.jpg "Mars and Venus by Hendrik Goltzius")
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 - (MeisterDrucke-54629).jpg "Design for a Fountain with a Figure of Abundance, 1598 by Hendrik Goltzius")
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 - (MeisterDrucke-12114).jpg "Juno (from the Four Deities) by Hendrik Goltzius")
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.jpg "Judith with the Head of Holofernes by Hendrik Goltzius")
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.jpg "Fame and History, from Roman Heroes, 1586 by Hendrik Goltzius")
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_(see_-_(MeisterDrucke-556659).jpg "Self Portrait (detail) by Hendrik Goltzius")
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 - (MeisterDrucke-186136).jpg "Bacchus, Venus and Ceres, c.1606 by Hendrik Goltzius")
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.jpg "The Emperor Commodus as Hercules by Hendrik Goltzius")
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.jpg "Mucius Scaevola, from the Series The Roman Heroes by Hendrik Goltzius")
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.jpg "Perseus Freeing Andromeda by Hendrik Goltzius")
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.jpg "St. Mary Magdalen Penitent by Hendrik Goltzius")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-907734).jpg "Rear View of the Farnese Hercules by Hendrik Goltzius")
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.jpg "Ixion, 1588 by Hendrik Goltzius")
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.jpg "St. Sebastian by Hendrik Goltzius")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-377529).jpg "A Seated Monkey on a Chain by Hendrik Goltzius")
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.jpg "Pieta by Hendrik Goltzius")
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.jpg "Vertumnus and Pomona, 1613 by Hendrik Goltzius")
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.jpg "Ceres, Venus and Bacchus by Hendrik Goltzius")
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.jpg "Hercules Killing Cacus by Hendrik Goltzius")
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.jpg "Titus Manlius Torquatus by Hendrik Goltzius")
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.jpg "Bacchus by Hendrik Goltzius")
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.jpg "Jupiter and Antiope by Hendrik Goltzius")
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.jpg "Annunciation by Hendrik Goltzius")
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.jpg "The Great Hercules by Hendrik Goltzius")
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.jpg "Quis evadet by Hendrik Goltzius")
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 - (MeisterDrucke-52768).jpg "The Temptation by Hendrik Goltzius")
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.jpg "The Passion by Hendrik Goltzius")
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.jpg "The Fall of Man by Hendrik Goltzius")
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.jpg "Fame and History, from the series The Roman Heroes by Hendrik Goltzius")
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.jpg "Vulcan by Hendrik Goltzius")
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.jpg "The Last Supper by Hendrik Goltzius")
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.jpg "Neptune by Hendrik Goltzius")
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.jpg "Apollo, 1588 by Hendrik Goltzius")
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.jpg "The Standard Bearer, Turned to Left, 1587 by Hendrik Goltzius")
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.jpg "Vertumnus and Pomona by Hendrik Goltzius")
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.jpg "Self-portrait by Hendrik Goltzius")
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.jpg "Dying Adonis by Hendrik Goltzius")
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.jpg "Standing Officer Holding a Boar")
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.jpg "Day III by Hendrik Goltzius")
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.jpg "The Great Hercules by Hendrik Goltzius")
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.jpg "Allegory on the Art of Drawing with the Emblem of the Artist by Hendrik Goltzius")
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.jpg "Arcadian Landscape by Hendrik Goltzius")
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.jpg "Study of a Tree by Hendrik Goltzius")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-669317).jpg "Hercules and Cacus, 1588 by Hendrik Goltzius")
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.jpg "Vertumnus and Pomona by Hendrik Goltzius")
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.jpg "Christ, from Christ, the Apostles and St. Paul with the Creed by Hendrik Goltzius")
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.jpg "Minerva by Hendrik Goltzius")
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.jpg "The Allegory of Fame and History by Hendrik Goltzius")
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.jpg "Venus by Hendrik Goltzius")
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.jpg "Demogorgon in the Cave of Eternity, c. 1588 by Hendrik Goltzius")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-669565).jpg "Jupiter and Juno, c.1593-94 by Hendrik Goltzius")
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.jpg "Ave Maria, from Allegorical Scenes on the Life of Christ, from Christian and Profane Allegories by Hendrik Goltzius")
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.jpg "Study of a Nude Figure Outdoors by Hendrik Goltzius")
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.jpg "Portrait of King Henry IV of France by Hendrik Goltzius")
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.jpg "Pieta by Hendrik Goltzius")
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.jpg "From a set of 4 Landscapes: No.4- Cliff on the Seashore by Hendrik Goltzius")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-907733).jpg "Salvator Mundi by Hendrik Goltzius")
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.jpg "Tethys Reclining in a Giant Shell Chariot Pulled by Two Sea Creatures, 1588-90 by Hendrik Goltzius")
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.jpg "Head of a Siren by Hendrik Goltzius")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-907301).jpg "Christ before Pilate by Hendrik Goltzius")
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.jpg "Oceanus by Hendrik Goltzius")
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.jpg "Hans Bol by Hendrik Goltzius")
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.jpg "The Circumcision, n.d. by Hendrik Goltzius")
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.jpg "Françoise of Luxembourg, Countess of Gavre, Dame de Fiennes 1495-1557, 1580 by Hendrik Goltzius")
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.jpg "Farnese Hercules. 1592 by Hendrik Goltzius")
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.jpg "The Farnese Hercules by Hendrik Goltzius")
.jpg "Phaethon from the Four Disgracers Series by Hendrik Goltzius")
.jpg "Homo Bulla by Hendrik Goltzius")
.jpg "Lot and his Daughters, 1616 by Hendrik Goltzius")