Hendrick GoltziusNederland, 1558–1617De grote Hercules
Kan ik het zien?
Onbekend
Waar is „De grote Hercules” nu? Collectie: Rijksmuseum Amsterdam, Amsterdam. Onbekend.
Amsterdam, Nederland
De eigenaar is bekend; of het werk nu te zien is, is onbekend.
- Bron
- Het museum
Over het werk
Hercules met leeuwenhuid op de rug en grote knots over de rechterschouder, ten voeten uit, overdreven gespierd, wijdbeens staand in een landschap waarin verwijzingen naar zijn daden. Het Latijnse onderschrift is van de prent geknipt, maar enkele letters zijn nog deels te zien.
Rijksmuseum Amsterdam
Gegevens
- Inventarisnummer
- RP-P-H-L-38
Wat het toont
In de catalogus
Bronnen
- Rijksmuseum Amsterdam
- Afbeelding: Rijksmuseum Amsterdam — public domain
In het leven van Hendrick Goltzius
Het hele leven1579–1587
Pupil: Jan Saenredam
late 1580s
Depression and consumption
From the late 1580s he suffered from depression and consumption; his family life was unhappy.
1587
Founding of the Haarlem Academy
Together with Cornelis van Haarlem and Karel van Mander he founded an academy of art in Haarlem, later known as the Haarlem Mannerist Academy (some sources give 1583 or 1600). There, for the first time in the Netherlands, systematic study of anatomy and drawing from the nude model were introduced.
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."
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.
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.
