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Hendrick Goltzius

The Age of Gold

1589

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The Age of Gold

Hendrick Goltzius

The Age of Gold

Hendrick Goltzius

The Age of Gold

1589

Physical Qualities Engraving, Mount: 182 x 262 mm. (7 3/16 x 10 5/16 in.) Sheet: 182 x 262 mm. (7 3/16 x 10 5/16 in.) Plate: 177 x 252 mm. (6 15/16 x 9 15/16 in.)
Portfolio/Series Plate 3 from the series "Ovid's Metamorphoses, Book I"
Credit Line Garrett Collection
Object Number 1946.112.12053

Inscribed: Recto: below image, lower left, in plate ".3."; below image, lower margin, in plate four lines of text in Latin, in two columns, beginning "Aurea Saturno rutilabant [...]" Verso of mount: lower left in graphite diamond with "9147"; center in graphite "B 33/3 P104"

Markings: CM: Claghorn

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Hendrick Goltzius

Dutch, 1558-1617

Dutch, 1558-1617
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THE WEDDING AT CANA
Jacob Matham, Hendrick Goltzius, and others
The Wedding at Cana
after 1601
The Golden Age
Johann Theodor de Bry, Nicholaes de Bruyn, and others
The Golden Age
1608
MARCUS VALERIUS CORVUS
Hendrick Goltzius
Marcus Valerius Corvus
1586
A DOWRY... - YOU ARE AWARE OF MY SON'S WEALTH, BE KIND ENOUGH TO TELL ME THE DOWRY YOU ARE GIVING TO YOUR DAUGHTER.... - MY DAUGHTER IS A TREASURE.. - I'M SURE OF THAT, BUT SHE... - SHE IS WORTH HER WEIGHT IN GOLD... - UNDOUBTEDLY, BUT HER DOW.... - SHE IS RICH IN VIRTUE! - WONDERFUL, BUT YOU ARE GIVING HER...? - I GIVE HER MY APPROVAL, MY BLESSING AND… HOW TO MAKE USE OF IT. THE YOUNG MAN IN LOVE, MARRIES THE GIRL, PLACATES HIS FATHER-IN-LAW AND
Honoré Daumier
A Dowry... - You are aware of my son's wealth, be kind enough to tell me the dowry you are giving to your daughter.... - My daughter is a treasure.. - I'm sure of that, but she... - She is worth her weight in gold... - Undoubtedly, but her dow.... - She is rich in virtue! - Wonderful, but you are giving her...? - I give her my approval, my blessing and… how to make use of it. The young man in love, marries the girl, placates his father-in-law and curses the marriage.
1837
PHAETON
Hendrick Goltzius and Cornelis Cornelisz. van Haarlem
Phaeton
1588
A DOWRY. - YOU ARE AWARE OF MY SON'S WEALTH, BE KIND ENOUGH TO TELL ME THE DOWRY YOU ARE GIVING TO YOUR DAUGHTER.... - MY DAUGHTER IS A TREASURE.. - I'M SURE OF THAT, BUT SHE... - SHE IS WORTH HER WEIGHT IN GOLD... - UNDOUBTEDLY, BUT HER DOW.... - SHE IS RICH IN VIRTUE! - WONDERFUL, BUT YOU ARE GIVING HER...? - I GIVE HER MY APPROVAL, MY BLESSING AND… HOW TO MAKE USE OF IT. THE YOUNG MAN IN LOVE, MARRIES THE GIRL, PLACATES HIS FATHER-IN-LAW AND C
Honoré Daumier
A dowry. - You are aware of my son's wealth, be kind enough to tell me the dowry you are giving to your daughter.... - My daughter is a treasure.. - I'm sure of that, but she... - She is worth her weight in gold... - Undoubtedly, but her dow.... - She is rich in virtue! - Wonderful, but you are giving her...? - I give her my approval, my blessing and… how to make use of it. The young man in love, marries the girl, placates his father-in-law and curses the marriage.
1837
THE HOLY FAMILY
Hendrick Goltzius and Bartholomeus Spranger
The Holy Family
c. 1589
CALIFORNIAN SHAREHOLDERS. - YESTERDAY I INVESTED 5000 FRANCS IN THE PURCHASE OF 1000 SHARES OF A CALIFORNIA GOLD MINING COMPANY.... WE HAVE THE EXPLOITATION RIGHT OF THE LEFT BANK OF THE SACRAMENTO RIVER.... I THINK THIS WILL BE A GOOD BUSINESS.... AND THE MANAGER IS JUST AS CONVINCED AS I AM. - I PREFER A COMPANY, CALLED "THE GOLDEN HOAX"... I HAVE PUT ALL MY MONEY INTO IT.
Honoré Daumier
Californian Shareholders. - Yesterday I invested 5000 Francs in the purchase of 1000 shares of a California Gold Mining Company.... we have the exploitation right of the left bank of the Sacramento river.... I think this will be a good business.... and the manager is just as convinced as I am. - I prefer a company, called "the golden hoax"... I have put all my money into it.
1850
CHRIST BEFORE PILATE
Hendrick Goltzius
Christ Before Pilate
1597