Neptune

Hendrick Goltzius (1558-1617), after Polidoro da Caravaggio (c. 1499-1543), engraving, 1592

Goltzius made this print after a monochrome fresco from around 1522-1527 on the façade of a Roman house, painted by Raphael’s pupil Polidoro da Caravaggio. Heemskerck, too, must have seen and copied the famous and fragile fresco, which has since been lost. Some elements from Heemskerck’s Neptune in this gallery, such as the right hand that seems to burst out of the picture plane, were inspired by Polidoro’s composition.

Artwork typeprint
Object numberRP-P-H-OB-101.425
Dimensionsheight 354 mm x width 215 mm
Physical characteristicsgravure

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Identification

Title(s)
Neptune
Inscribed
Neptunus
Object type
Object number
RP-P-H-OB-101.425
Inscriptions / marks
- collector's mark: ‘Hinloopen’
- collector's mark: Lugt 11
- collector's mark: Lugt 10
Copy number
2/8
Description
Goltzius made this print after a monochrome fresco from around 1522-1527 on the façade of a Roman house, painted by Raphael’s pupil Polidoro da Caravaggio. Heemskerck, too, must have seen and copied the famous and fragile fresco, which has since been lost. Some elements from Heemskerck’s Neptune in this gallery, such as the right hand that seems to burst out of the picture plane, were inspired by Polidoro’s composition.
Catalogue reference
The Illustrated Bartsch 250-2(4)

Creation

Creation
- print maker: Hendrick Goltzius (mentioned on object), Haarlem
- after own design by: after design of Hendrick Goltzius
- after painting by: after painting of Polidoro da Caravaggio (mentioned on object)
- publisher: Hendrick Goltzius, Haarlem
Dating
1592
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Material and technique

Physcial description
gravure
Material
Technique
Dimensions
height 354 mm x width 215 mm

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Acquisition and rights

Credit line
On loan from the City of Amsterdam
Ownership
Copyright
Public domain

Documentation

- The Illustrated Bartsch 250-2(4)
- Tuinen, Ilona van, 'The struggle for salvation : a reconstruction and interpretation of Maarten van Heemskerck's Strong men', Simiolus 36 (2012), nr. 3/4, p. 152, afb. 12.
- Hollstein Dutch 297-2(4)

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https://id.rijksmuseum.nl/200489017