Urania, Hendrick Goltzius, 1592

Title(s)

Urania
De negen muzen (series title)

Object type

• print

Serial number

70/?

Object number

RP-P-OB-102.205

Catalogue reference

• The Illustrated Bartsch 154-4(5)
• Hollstein Dutch 156-4(5)

Inscriptions / marks

• collector's mark: Lugt 2228

Description

De muse Urania zittend met globe en passer. Naast haar ligt een armillarium. Vier regels Latijn van Franco Estius in marge onder prent.

Artist

• print maker: Hendrick Goltzius (mentioned on object)
• after own design by: Hendrick Goltzius (mentioned on object)
• Franco Estius (mentioned on object)

Place

Haarlem

Dating

1592

Material

• paper

Technique

engraving

Measurements

height 251 mm × width 168 mm

What

• Urania (one of the Muses); 'Urania' (Ripa)

Acquisition

unknown 2009

Copyright

Public domain

• Goltzius-studies : Hendrick Goltzius (1558-1617), p. 213, cat.nr. 90