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"inscription": "lower center, in plate: HG [in monogram] / A\u00b0.1594\u00b7 ; lower left, in plate: 'SERENISSIMO PRINCIPI. AC IL- / LVSTRISSIMO DN[horizontal line above 'N']O, D.[omino] GUILIELMO. V. / COMITI PALAT.[ino] RHE.[nano] VTRIUSQUE, / BAVARI\u00c6 DVCI. etc. / Vt medys Proteus se transformabat in vndis, / Formosae cupido Pomonae captus amore: / Sic varia PRINCEPS TIBI nunc se Goltzius arte / Commutat, sculptor mirabilis, atque repertor. / C. Schonaeus. ; Across bottom, in plate: Pone metum virgo, celsi tibi nuncius adsum / Missus ab arce poli, paries intacta stupente / Natura, vt veterum cecin\u00eare oracula vatum, / Teque Dei matrem totus venerabitur orbis. ; lower center, in plate: HG / A\u00b0. 1594. ; verso, upper left, in brown ink: A ; verso, lower left, in graphite: de[p?]/wpw[b?]",
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"description": "purchased from (Paul McCarron, New York 5/24/94).",
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"description": "The series of six prints, The Life of the Virgin, is also known as the Master Engravings, an acknowledgment of Goltzius's significant achievement. Each of the six engravings evokes a different artistic style, imitating but not copying works by Albrecht D\u00fcrer (1471\u20131526), Federico Barocci (about 1535\u20131612), and others. An engraved dedication to Wilhelm V, Duke of Bavaria, appears in the lower left corner. Written by poet Cornelis Schoneus (1540\u20131611), it praises the versatility and skill of Hendrik Goltzius. The inscription across the bottom that refers to the subject of the print reads: \"Set aside your fear, Virgin, I appear to you as a messenger sent from the heavenly vault: undamaged shall you give birth, to the astonishment of nature, following the prophecies sung by the ancient prophets, and the whole world will worship you as the mother of god.\"",
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