The Golden Age / Adriaen Matham / After Hendrik Goltzius

About this Item

Accession Number: 1961/2.40
Title: The Golden Age
Artist: Adriaen Matham
Artist Nationality: Dutch
Artist Life Dates: ca. 1599-1660
Medium and Support: engraving on paper
Object Creation Date: 1620
Credit Line: Museum Purchase
Inscription: Inscription on plate: Cum privil fa. Cae. Mtis. / HGoltzius Inuentor / Adrianus Matham sculptor Iac. Matham excud. 1620 / Felis illa aetas, omnique beatior aevo / Saturno regnante fuit, cum Saecula iuberent / Aurea Securam mortalus ducere vitam: / Sponte sua tellus, sine rastro et vomeris vsu, / Omnigenas fundebat fundebat opes, nec flumina lactus, / Nec latices decrant nunqua maerentis Facchi: / Mellag(?) de viridi stillabant roscida quereu / Aureus hanc vitam in terris, Saturnus agebat. / Th. Schrevelius Collector's stamp, l.l.: Lugt 150a, A. Maroni Watermark (unclear): shield over three balls
Dimensions: 30.5 cm x 41.9 cm (12 in. x 16 1/2 in.)
Century: 17th century
Primary Keywords: calf; cape; dogs; groups; males; nudes; reclining; seated; standing; trees
Secondary Keywords: animals; calves; clothing; figures; mammals; objects; people and occupations; plants; the natural world
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Collection: University of Michigan Museum of Art
Image Size: 1185 x 855
File Size: 160 KB
Record: 1961/2.40
Link to this Item: https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-1961-sl-2.40/1961_2.40.jpg

In public portfolios: Early 17th Century Dutch (51); Northern Renaissance and Reformation-era (138)

Manifest: https://quod.lib.umich.edu/cgi/i/image/api/manifest/musart:1961-SL-2.40:1961_2.40.JPG

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Full citation: "The Golden Age; Adriaen Matham; After Hendrik Goltzius." In the digital collection University of Michigan Museum of Art. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-1961-sl-2.40/1961_2.40.jpg. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 24, 2024.