The Annunciation to the Virgin. Engraving by Hendrik Goltzius, 1594.

  • Goltzius, Hendrik, 1558-1617.
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[1594?]
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493436i
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Foreground left, the Virgin's sewing basket containing scissors and thread. Right, the Archangel shows the sole of his foot to the viewer

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[Amsterdam] : C.J. Visscher excudit, [1594?]

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1 print : engraving

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Pone metum virgo, celsi tibi nuncius adsum Missus ab arce poli, paries intacta stupente Natura, ut veterum cecinere oracula vatum, Teque dei matrem totus venerabitur orbis. Serenissimo principi, ac illustrissimo d<omi>no D. Guilielmo. V. Comiti Palat. Rhe. utriusq<ue> Bavariæ duci &c. Ut mediis ... atque repertor. C. Schonæus. HG Ao. 1594. Lettering includes dedication to Wilhelm V, Duke of Bavaria

References note

Adam Bartsch, Le peintre-graveur, Würzburg 1920-1922, vol. 3, Goltzius no. 15

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Wellcome Collection 493436i

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