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- Title
- Mars and Venus Surrounded by Nymphs and Putti
- Artist
- Giovanni Jacopo Caraglio
- Physical Description
- The nude figures of four women, a man, a winged boy, and numerous putti stand in front of a curtained bed. The man stands near the center of the crowd and gasps, apparently in shock, as his jacket is pulled off by the young boy behind him. The woman seated on the bed beckons toward the man.
- Artist Life Dates
- c.1505-1565
- Century
- 16th century
- Object Creation Date
- circa 1530-1540
- Accession Number
- 1985/1.86
- Medium and Support
- engraving on cream laid paper
- relevance
- rank 0.00000
- Title
- The Farnese Hercules
- Artist
- Hendrick Goltzius
- Physical Description
- This impressively large engraving depicts the muscular back of a marble statue of a man. The figure leans upon a club draped with a lion skin and holds three apples in his right hand behind his back. Two men look up at the statue from the lower right corner of the print.
- Artist Life Dates
- 1558 - 1617
- Century
- 16th century
- Object Creation Date
- circa 1592
- Accession Number
- 1994/2.13
- Medium and Support
- engraving on medium weight laid paper
- relevance
- rank 0.00000
- Title
- Marcus Calphurnius Flama (Plate 8 from "Roman Heroes")
- Artist
- Hendrick Goltzius
- Physical Description
- A muscular man towers over a mountainous landscape in this engraving. Clothed only in a helmet, sandals, and flowing cape, his startling physique is on full display. He grasps a sword and shield and strides vigorously toward the background, where a knot of men battle at the foot of a mountain.
- Artist Life Dates
- 1558 - 1617
- Century
- 16th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1586
- Accession Number
- 1989/1.61
- Medium and Support
- engraving on white laid paper
- relevance
- rank 0.00000
- Title
- Oceanus (from a Series of 6 Mythological Figures)
- Artist
- Hendrick Goltzius
- Physical Description
- A powerfully muscled nude man sits astride a fearsome sea creature. He grasps an oar in his left hand and the beast's reins in his right, while a cloth billows out behind him. A variety of humanoid creatures frolic in the seascape in the background.
- Artist Life Dates
- 1558 - 1617
- Century
- 16th century
- Object Creation Date
- circa 1589-1590
- Accession Number
- 1960/2.36
- Medium and Support
- chiaroscuro woodcut on laid paper
- relevance
- rank 0.00000
- Title
- The Resurrection
- Artist
- Marten van Heemskerck
- Physical Description
- A muscular figure surrounded by an aureole of light steps down from a plain rectangular tomb. Six soldiers, depicted in a variety of complex postures, recoil from the figure in shock.
- Artist Life Dates
- 1498-1574
- Century
- 16th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1548-1574
- Accession Number
- 1983/2.249
- Medium and Support
- etching on laid paper
- relevance
- rank 0.00000
- Title
- Study of a Male Nude with Floating Drapery
- Artist
- Isaac Claesz van Swanenburg
- Physical Description
- This study of a male nude set within a niche combines a skilled portrayal of anatomy with a powerful evocation of movement and emotional intensity. Through the carefully rendered arms and swirling draperies the artist expands and animates the space around the figure, who seems to surge forward even as he turns his head back in a gesture of despair.
- Artist Life Dates
- 1537-1614
- Century
- 16th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1562-1638
- Accession Number
- 1954/2.54
- Medium and Support
- pen, brown ink and gray wash on laid paper
- relevance
- rank 0.00000
- Title
- Study for the Last Judgement in the Dome of Santa Maria del Fiore, Florence
- Artist
- Federico Zuccaro
- Physical Description
- This is a preparatory drawing of a group of putti that form part of the painted decoration of the dome of Florence cathedral. The most striking figures are the putti in the upper corners of the drawing who support an architectural cornice and a pair of putto that appear between them. One of these putti holds a shirt and his companion holds three dice. Myriad other putti are rendered more lightly to give the impression that they are positioned in the background.
- Artist Life Dates
- 1543-1609
- Century
- 16th century
- Object Creation Date
- circa 1576
- Accession Number
- 1973/2.81
- Medium and Support
- pen, brown ink and wash on buff paper
- relevance
- rank 0.00000
- Title
- Decorative Ewer with Satyrs
- Artist
- Mathias Zündt
- Physical Description
- The ewer in this drawing is decorated with cavorting satyrs, lions, and grotesque masks.
- Artist Life Dates
- c. 1498-1572
- Century
- 16th century
- Object Creation Date
- circa 1551-1572
- Accession Number
- 1960/2.21
- Medium and Support
- pen and brown ink with ink wash on paper
- relevance
- rank 0.00000