id:			159194
accession number:	1995.38
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1995.38
updated:		2024-03-26 02:00:29.133000

The Great Hercules or 'Knollenman', 1589. Hendrick Goltzius (Dutch, 1558–1617). Engraving; sheet: 56.3 x 40.1 cm (22 3/16 x 15 13/16 in.); image: 54.2 x 40 cm (21 5/16 x 15 3/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of The Print Club of Cleveland 1995.38

title:				The Great Hercules or 'Knollenman'
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creation date:			1589
creation date earliest:		1589
creation date latest:		1589
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creditline:			Gift of The Print Club of Cleveland
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culture:	Netherlands, 16th century
technique:	engraving
department:	Prints
collection:	PR - Engraving
type:		Print
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catalogue raisonne: Hollstein 143 (VIII); New Hollstein XXIV.pt. 1.257.156, state I/II

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CREATORS

* Hendrick Goltzius (Dutch, 1558–1617)  - artist

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measurements: Sheet: 56.3 x 40.1 cm (22 3/16 x 15 13/16 in.); Image: 54.2 x 40 cm (21 5/16 x 15 3/4 in.)
state of the work:	I/II
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	description:	cream(3) laid paper
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inscriptions:

	inscription:	lower left, in plate:  HG[in monogram]oltzius Invent. et sculpt. A°.1589. ; across bottom, in plate: Amphityoniadae virtus terraque marique / Quem latet? et tanti saeua nouerca mali? / Ille tot expositus monstris, Hydraeque, tricorpor / Geryon atque tibi, flammiuomoque Caco. / Ille hîc Antaeum, et superat te Acheloe bicornem; / Naiades at truncum fruge ferace beant.
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		Mannerism: Italian, French, and Netherlandish Prints, 1520-1620
	opening date:   1997-08-03T00:00:00
	<i>Mannerism: Italian, French, and Netherlandish Prints, 1520-1620</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (August 3-October 26, 1997).

	title:		From Rembrandt to Rauschenberg:  Recently Acquired Prints
	opening date:   2000-09-17T00:00:00
	<i>From Rembrandt to Rauschenberg:  Recently Acquired Prints</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (September 17-November 26, 2000).

	title:		A Lasting Impression: Gifts of the Print Club of Cleveland
	opening date:   2019-05-05T04:00:00
	<i>A Lasting Impression: Gifts of the Print Club of Cleveland</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (May 5-September 22, 2019).

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

* {'description': 'Cleveland, Ohio:  The Cleveland Museum of Art; 8/3/97 - 10/26/97.  "Mannerism:  Italian, French, and Netherlandish Prints, 1520-1620."', 'opening_date': '1997-08-03T00:00:00'}

* {'description': 'Cleveland, Ohio:  The Cleveland Museum of Art; September 17 - November 26, 2000.  "From Rembrandt to Rauschenberg:  Recently Acquired Prints."', 'opening_date': '2000-09-17T00:00:00'}

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PROVENANCE

	purchased from Hill-Stone, New York
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