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Nox (from the Demogorgon and the Deities series, 1 of 7 blocks)
Hendrick Goltzius (Dutch, 1558–1617)
designed about 1588–89
Medium/Technique
Chiaroscuro woodcut, printed from a line block and two tone blocks in shades of gray
Dimensions
Sheet (oval): 34.7 x 26.2 cm (13 11/16 x 10 5/16 in.)
Credit Line
Fund in memory of Horatio Greenough Curtis
Accession Number53.7
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Catalogue Raisonné
Bartsch 237; Hirschmann 372; Hollstein (Dutch & Flemish, vol. VIII) 372; Strauss 420; TIB comm. .237 (73) S2; Bialler 1983, cat. no. 11; Leesberg (New Hollstein, Dutch &Flemish, Goltzius, part II) 300 (Ia/Ic
Signed
Signed in line block, lower center: HG.f.
Marks
Watermark: eagle (Briquet 1460); verso: MFA stamp with accession number in graphite: 53.7
ProvenanceCraddock & Barnard (dealers), London; January 8, 1953, purchased from them by the MFA. (Accession Date: January 8, 1953)