HENDRICK GOLTZIUS Mars and Venus Surprised by Vulcan.
HENDRICK GOLTZIUS
Mars and Venus Surprised by Vulcan.
Engraving, 1585. 407x305 mm; 16¼x12 inches. First state (of 3), before the address of Visscher. Strasburg Lily watermark. With thread margins or trimmed on the thin black border line. A brilliant, richly-inked, early impression of this scarce, important engraving, with very strong contrasts and no sign of wear. Bartsch 139; Hollstein 137.
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HENDRICK GOLTZIUS
Mars and Venus Surprised by Vulcan.
Engraving, 1585. 407x305 mm; 16¼x12 inches. First state (of 3), before the address of Visscher. Strasburg Lily watermark. With thread margins or trimmed on the thin black border line. A brilliant, richly-inked, early impression of this scarce, important engraving, with very strong contrasts and no sign of wear. Bartsch 139; Hollstein 137.