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The Age of Gold

ca. 1589
16th century
176 x 252 mm (6.9 x 9.9 in.)

Anonymous,
After Hendrick Goltzius, Dutch, (1558–1617)

Object Type: print

Medium and Support: Engraving on laid paper

Print impression quality: Excellent

Series: Number 3 from series of 52 engravings Metamorphoses (illustrations for the work by Ovid)

Edition: Engraved in Goltzius's workshop. The set was formerly bound in a red leather album, gold-tooled with gilt edges owned by Simon Watney, Cornbury. The original DAC catalog card states that the album was bound by J. Clarke. The prints are pasted down along the left edge onto wove sheets, with hand-inked borders, that are numbered in sequence on verso from 1 to 20; 1 to 20; and 1 to 12. The first series consists of 20 sheets (Bartsch 31 – Bartsch 50), which were engraved in Goltzius’s workshop in 1589. The second series of 20 (Bartsch 51 – Bartsch 70) dates 1590. The third series of 12 (Bartsch 70 – Bartsch 82) was issued in 1615.

Marks: Inscribed with verse by Franco Estius

Marks: Watermark: No watermark

Provenance / Collectors' Marks: Vernon J. Watney, Cornbury (name stamped in album)

Bibliography: Bartsch 33 (vol. 2); Illustrated Bartsch 33 (vol. 3, p. 354); for the series, see Hollstein 16–67 (vol. 1, p. 182) and 10–61 (vol. 7, p. 130); see also description attached to original DAC catalog card.

Credit Line: Purchase funds, 1968

Accession Number: 1968.29.3.3

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This object has the following keywords:

illustration*, illustrations*, literature (writings), mythology, nudes*

illustration - The art or process of providing illustrations. [March 1993 lead-in term added. May 1991 scope note added.]
illustrations - Representations or diagrams that clarify, usually accompanying a text, sometimes part of an advertisement. For works that explore a subject or are preliminary to a separate, more finalized work, use "studies (visual works)." [August 1995 alternate term changed, was 'illustration'. March 1993 descriptor moved. June 1992 scope note changed; lead-in term added.]
literature (writings)
mythology
nudes - Representations of unclothed human figures. [February 1998 related term added, "nudity"; alternate descriptor changed, was "nude". September 1990 descriptor added.]

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plate Dimensions: 176 x 252 mm (6.9 x 9.9 in.)

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Anonymous, Hendrick Goltzius, Dutch, (1558–1617) . The Age of Gold, ca. 1589. From Metamorphoses (illustrations for the work by Ovid). Engraving on laid paper. plate : 176 x 252 mm (6.9 x 9.9 in.). DAC accession number 1968.29.3.3. Purchase funds, 1968. Open Access Image from the Davison Art Center, Wesleyan University (photo: M. Johnston) .

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