Cadmus Sows the Dragon’s Teeth Which Turn into Armed Men

Hendrick Goltziusca. 1615

Details

Title: Cadmus Sows the Dragon’s Teeth Which Turn into Armed Men
Creator: Anonymous after Hendrick Goltzius
Date Created: ca. 1615
Signatures / Inscriptions: Inscribed in plate, lower left: “HG in. R B Exc.”; inscribed with verse by G. Ryckius
Set or Series Title: Metamorphoses (illustrations for the work by Ovid)
Object Type: Prints, works of art
Object Link: See this artwork on the Davison Art Center website
Object Credit Line: Davison Art Center, Wesleyan University. Purchase funds, 1968
Materials & Techniques: Engraving on laid paper. Watermark: No watermark
Keywords: dragons, illustration, illustrations, literature (writings), mythology, nudes
Image Credit Line: Open Access Image from the Davison Art Center, Wesleyan University (http://www.wesleyan.edu/dac/openaccess)
Edition: Published by Robert de Baudous
Dimensions: Plate dimensions: 175 mm x 251 mm (6.89 in. x 9.88 in.).
Bibliography: Bartsch 74 (vol. 2); Illustrated Bartsch 74 (vol. 3, p. 359); for the series, see Hollstein 16–67 (vol. 1, p. 182) and 10–61 (vol. 7, p. 130); see also description attached to original DAC catalog card
Associated People: Created by Anonymous, After Hendrick Goltzius (Dutch, 1558-1617)
Accession Number: 1968.29.3.44

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