Hendrick GoltziusNederland, 1558–1617Gezicht
Mag men het zien?
Onbekend
Amsterdam, Nederland
De eigenaar is bekend; of het werk nu te zien is, is onbekend.
- Bron
- Het museum
Over het werk
Prent uit een serie van vijf. Op elk blad is een personificatie te zien van een van de vijf zintuigen. Onder elke prent uit deze serie twee regels Latijn.
Rijksmuseum Amsterdam
Gegevens
- Inventarisnummer
- RP-P-OB-10.098
Wat het toont
In de catalogus
Bronnen
- Rijksmuseum Amsterdam
- Afbeelding: Rijksmuseum Amsterdam — public domain
Intussen, in het leven van Hendrick Goltzius
Het hele leven1575
Apprenticeship with Dirck Coornhert
His father placed Hendrick as an apprentice to the philosopher, theologian and engraver Dirck Volckertszoon Coornhert, then working in Xanten, so that his son could master the art of engraving.
1577
Move to Haarlem
He followed Coornhert to Haarlem, where he remained for the rest of his life. There the publisher Philips Galle hired him to engrave a series of prints on the story of Lucretia; in the following years Goltzius engraved after the designs of other artists for Coornhert and for Antwerp publishers.
1577
Teacher: Dirck Volckertszoon Coornhert
1579
Marriage to a wealthy widow
At 21 he married a wealthy widow considerably older than himself. The "unequal marriage" gave him economic independence: he bought a house, opened his own engraving workshop, and two years later took on two apprentices.
1580
Beginning of his own publishing activity
He apparently began publishing prints on his own.
late 1580s
Depression and consumption
From the late 1580s he suffered from depression and consumption; his family life was unhappy.
