Saturnus
About the work
In the museum's own words — in Dutch
Saturnus, staand in een nis, een zeis in zijn linkerhand. Onder de voorstelling een drieregelig Latijns onderschrift. Deze prent is onderdeel van een serie van acht prenten van klassieke goden, gebaseerd op schilderingen van Polidoro da Caravaggio op de façade van een Romeins huis, door Goltzius in Rome gezien en nagetekend.
Rijksmuseum
Particulars
- Accession number
- RP-P-OB-10.361
Meanwhile, in the life of Hendrick Goltzius
The whole life1590
Departure for Italy
He fled from his wife and, despite his illnesses, set out for Italy — via Hamburg and Munich to Venice, Bologna and Florence. Part of the way he traveled on foot, passing himself off as a commoner, "partly out of a love of mystification."
January 1591
Eight months in Rome
He arrived in Rome in January 1591 and stayed eight months (with a brief sojourn in Naples). He discovered Raphael, was especially impressed by Michelangelo and Giambologna, and studied art from classical sculpture to the masters of the Renaissance.
August 1591
Return to Haarlem with a collection of drawings
He returned to Haarlem, bringing from Italy a large collection of drawings that he used for the rest of his life; from the Roman material three engravings of classical statues are known, including the Farnese Hercules.
