About this artwork
Goltzius was perhaps the best-known graphic artist of his time in the Netherlands. This print has been made using three wooden blocks - a line block, inked in black, and two separate tone blocks, in ochre and brown, to give shadow and depth. The off-white areas of unprinted paper also form part of the overall design. The image shows a sea goddess on a chariot pulled by creatures of the ocean.
Updated before 2020
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artist:Hendrick Goltzius (1558 - 1617) Dutch
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title:Tethys. Goddess of the Waters
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date created:About 1590
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materials:Chiaroscuro woodcut in one line block (black) and two tone blocks (ochre, brown)
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measurements:34.90 x 26.60 cm
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credit line:Purchased 1948
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accession number:P 1433
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