Het oordeel van Midas
Sull’opera
Con le parole del museo — in olandese
Verbeelding van de muzikale wedstrijd tussen Apollo en Pan: op een open plek in een bos speelt Apollo in aanwezigheid van de muzen op een snaarinstrument voor de berggod Tmolus, die als scheidsrechter optreedt. Uiterst rechts staat Pan met zijn blaasinstrument. Koning Midas wijst op hem; hij probeerde Tmolus ervan te overtuigen dat Pan mooier speelde dan Apollo, waarop Apollo hem ezelsoren gaf. Onder de voorstelling zeven maal twee Latijnse versregels.
Rijksmuseum
Scheda
- Numero di inventario
- RP-P-OB-10.404
Nel frattempo, nella vita di Hendrick Goltzius
Tutta la vitalate 1580s
Depression and consumption
From the late 1580s he suffered from depression and consumption; his family life was unhappy.
1590
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.
