This engraving of the giant Hercules Farnese (presently in the Naples Museum) is based on a statue Goltzius saw in Italy. The sculpture was admired from the start, reservations about its exaggerated musculature only surfacing in the later eighteenth century. Faculty and Instructors Oops. Donating Artwork 1592, dated 1617 Medium: Engraving Dimensions: sheet: 16 9/16 x 11 15/16 in. The Farnese Hercules is an ancient sculpture named after the place where the statue was installed as a collection piece in modern times, the Farnese Collection. Australia, New Guinea, and New Zealand, Europe Receive the Museums latest news and information. His superb engravings. The sculpture bears the incised signature of Glykon, in Greek. The Met's collection of drawings and printsone of the most comprehensive and distinguished of its kind in the worldbegan with a gift of 670 works from Cornelius Vanderbilt, a Museum trustee, in 1880. Cum privilig./Sa.Ca.M., caption: Domito triformiorbis Hercules. All rights reserved. The prominently sited statue was well liked by the Ancient Romans, and copies have been found in Roman palaces and gymnasiums: another, coarser copy stood in the courtyard of Palazzo Farnese; one with the feigned (but probably ancient) inscription "Lykippos" has stood in the court of Palazzo Pitti, Florence, since the sixteenth century. The ancient Roman statue known as the Farnese Hercules had been discovered in the Baths of Caracalla in Rome in 1546, and installed in a courtyard of the Farnese family's palace on the banks of the Tiber, where it was one of the highlights of the Roman tour for visiting scholars, connoisseurs, and artists. Colossal statue of Hercules, uncovered at the baths in Hippo Regius (Annaba), Algeria. The publication in 1961 of E. Reznicek's catalogue rai-sonn of Goltzius's drawings, and an article by H. Miedema in 1969, established a theory on the . The Farnese Hercules circa 1591-1592 16th century 42.2 cm x 30.4 cm (16 5/8 in. Color code: #DDD8D0 Color code: #BEB8B0 Color code: #F6F4F0 Color code: #918A84 Color code: #68615B Color code: #403C37. At the Palace of Versailles is a copy by Jean Cornu (168486). Gift of Henry Walters, 1917, Accession Number: Read our full, Please indicate that you accept all terms to proceed, Alternatively search more than 1.25 million objects from the. (), 2018-2021 Regents of the University of Michigan |. Victoria and Albert Museum, London, 2022. (42.1 x 30.4 cm), Classification: Hercules is caught in a rare moment of repose. Please enter your email address. Hendrick Goltzius (Netherlandish, Mhlbracht 15581617 Haarlem), Date: The Johnson Museum holds more than 40,000 works in its collection from around the world. It depicts a muscular, yet weary, Hercules leaning on his club, which has the skin of the Nemean lion draped over it. Goltzius, a virtuoso printmaker, studied the sculpture during a sojourn in Rome in 1591 and later strove to convey the experience of viewing the breathtaking statue in this engraving. https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O73266/the-farnese-hercules-engraving-goltzius-hendrik/, Image size and position, example 1/4 page, full screen, front cover, inside, Digital rights - format details and license period, Non-commercial research and private study, Non-commercial publishing (up to A5-size, and in print runs of up to 4000 copies), Non-commercial online use, up to 768 pixels, and for up to 5 years, Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, Stratford, London. As the line winds around the forms, expanding and contracting, it gives great sculptural force to the curves and bulges of the hero's body. [8] At Wilhelmshhe, near Kassel, a colossal version 8.5 m high produced by Johann Jacob Anthoni, 17131717, has become a symbol for the city. It was Goltzius' poor health as well as his desire to see the treasures of Rome that inspired him to travel to Italy in 159091. Ithaca, NY 14853, Admission is free. His superb engravings were much sought-after in the young Dutch Republic and further a. The ancient Roman statue known as the Farnese Hercules had been discovered in the Baths of Caracalla in Rome in 1546, and installed in a courtyard of the Farnese family's palace on the banks of the Tiber, where it was one of the highlights of the Roman tour for visiting scholars, connoisseurs, and artists. Hercules en Omphale From related movement. In Scotland a rare copy in lead, from the first half of the eighteenth century, is sited incongruously in the central Highlands, overlooking the recently restored Hercules Garden in the grounds of Blair Castle. The first was a copy of the Farnese Hercules, nearly the monumental size of the original. Rechtsonder zijn twee mannen te zien die het beeld gadeslaan. North America Hendrick Goltzius (15581617): Drawings, Prints and Paintings. Statuette of 2nd century AD, in Detroit Institute of Arts. Brooke Shields! Initiatives, Membership Initiatives. Headless statue at Izmit Archaeology and Ethnography Museum. Lost your password? Citation Thompson, Wendy. The Farnese Hercules (Italian: Ercole Farnese) is an ancient statue of Hercules, probably an enlarged copy made in the early third century AD and signed by Glykon, who is otherwise unknown; the name is Greek but he may have worked in Rome. 3, 6 hours ago - 3,359 works The Farnese Hercules is a massive marble statue, following a lost original that was cast in bronze through a method called lost wax casting. Condition report Provenance With Tomasso Brothers, Leeds and London; From whom acquired by Karsten Schubert Ltd Catalogue note The Farnese Hercules was first recorded at the Palazzo Farnese by Aldrovandi in 1556. Hercules en Deanira From related movement. Glykon, whether working in Rome or Athens, is not otherwise known. 1592 Engraving 16 1/4 x 11 5/8 in. Goltzius' fame was such that when he went to Italy in 1590, he travelled incognito to avoid admirers. Museum Advisory Council. Central Europe (including Germany), 14001600 A.D. Publications Upcoming Help the Johnson Museum continue its legacy by making a gift today. Staff 'Goltzius worked in Haarlem from 1575 and around 1590--1 studied Renaissance and Ancient Roman art in Italy. Zwolle: Waanders, 2003. By 1590, Goltzius had achieved great success throughout Europe. More information? When Goltzius drew the statue, the legs he saw were substitutions that had been made by Guglielmo della Porta in 1560although the ancient legs had been found soon after the rest of the statue, Michelangelo convinced the Farnese that the modern ones were just as good.The two figures looking up at the massive statue in the lower right corner of the engraving have never been satisfactorily identified. Born in Germany near the border of the Netherlands, Goltzius was burned in a fire as a child, an accident that permanently damaged his right hand. Leeflang, Huigen, et al. He moved to Haarlem in 1577 and established his own print publishing business there around 1578. sheet: 16 9/16 x 11 15/16 in. According to a letter of Guglielmo della Porta, the head had been recovered separately, from a well in Trastevere, and was bought for Farnese through the agency of della Porta, whose legs made to complete the figure were so well-regarded that when the original legs were recovered from ongoing excavations in the Baths of Caracalla, della Porta's were retained, on Michelangelo's advice, in part to demonstrate that modern sculptors could bear direct comparison with the ancients. Africa The rediscovered statue quickly made its way into the collection of Cardinal Alessandro Farnese, grandson of Pope Paul III. Use your arrow keys to navigate the tabs below, and your tab key to choose an item, Title: Hendrick Goltzius (15581617). In Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History. The Farnese Hercules is a massive marble statue, following a lost original that was cast in bronze through a method called lost wax casting. Explore the Collections contains over a million catalogue records, and over half a million images. (41 x 30 cm) Gift of Paul Ehrenfest, Class of 1932, and Elizabeth K. Ehrenfest 77.028.007 See Also Hendrick Goltzius reached his peak as a printmaker in the mid-1590s. Other uses, including exhibition catalogue and display, broadcast, advertising, book jackets and commercial packaging, are covered by our commercial terms. During construction of the Alameda de Hercules (1574) in Seville, the oldest public garden preserved in Europe, at its entrance were installed two columns from a Roman temple, elements of a building still preserved in the Mrmoles, an unquestionable sign of admiration for the Roman archaeological sites. Exhibition catalogue. Faculty and Instructors A replica, titled Herakles in Ithaca, was erected in 1989 on the campus of Cornell University in Ithaca, NY. It was Goltzius' poor health as well as his desire to see the treasures of Rome that inspired him to travel to Italy in 159091. Seley created the sculpture in 1981 out of chrome automobile bumpers. The Met's Libraries and Research Centers provide unparalleled resources for research and welcome an international community of students and scholars. The Farnese Hercules shows to excellent advantage the virtuosic technique that Goltzius had developed, in which the swelling and tapering line pioneered by Cornelis Cort is exaggerated to the point that it becomes a focus of interest in itself. Annual Fund The Farnese Hercules shows to excellent advantage the virtuosic technique that Goltzius had developed, in which the swelling and tapering line pioneered by Cornelis Cort is exaggerated to the point that it becomes a focus of interest in itself. Staff, Publications The Farnese statue was moved to Naples in 1787 with most of the Farnese Collection and is now displayed in the Museo Archeologico Nazionale there. Onder de voorstelling zes regels Latijn. Special Event Rental. Past, Upcoming Orenstein, Nadine. "Drawings and Prints: Selections from the Permanent Collection," May 6July 28, 1996. Hendrick Goltzius (Netherlandish, Mhlbracht 15581617 Haarlem). The sculpture has been reassembled and restored by degrees. Orenstein, Nadine. Credit Line Badly damaged late Hellenistic Parian marble. ); Sheet: 45 33.4 cm (17 3/4 13 3/16 in.) 20002023 The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Goltzius translated to paper the plasticity of the muscular, marble body by drawing sweeping lines that rise and fall with his burin, creating volume by means of a lively play of light and shade. The WOW Report for Radio Andy! Many engravings and woodcuts spread the fame of the Farnese's Hercules. Save the artwork in any of your exhibitions or create a new one. Karel van Mander, his biographer, described Goltzius as a rare Proteus who could assume all possible guises in his art, as he did in The Circumcision in his series The Early Life of the Virgin (17.37.36), known more familiarly as his Meisterstiche. All rights reserved. Asia and Pacific ); Plate: 41.5 30 cm (16 3/8 11 13/16 in. Perhaps, as was suggested by the eighteenth-century Dutch artist and collector Cornelis Ploos van Amstel, they are a self-portrait and a portrait of the artist's stepson Jacob Matham, who was also an engraver.The Farnese Hercules shows to excellent advantage the virtuosic technique that Goltzius had developed, in which the swelling and tapering line pioneered by Cornelis Cort is exaggerated to the point that it becomes a focus of interest in itself. The Museum looks forward to receiving your comments. The National Gallery of Canada is home to one of the finest collections of Indigenous and Canadian art in the world, and is dedicated to amplifying voices through art. 11079 Alessandro Farnese was well placed to form one of the greatest collections of classical sculpture that had been assembled since antiquity. #QWERRRKOUT Tuesday: Drag Has Been My Liberation in This Country- AngelinaFierce, RuPauls Drag Race All Stars 8 Premieres May 12th, Raja & Willow Pill RuView RuPauls Drag Race Season 15s Reunion Looks Watch, Canadas Drag Race Snatches Six Awards at 2023 Canadian Screen Awards. Hendrick Goltzius (15581617), engraver, print publisher, draftsman, and painter, was one of the outstanding figures in Dutch art during the late sixteenth and early seventeenth centuries. Log in. search Hear about collections, exhibitions, courses and events from the V&A and ways you can support us. Title: Farnese Hercules Artist: Hendrick Goltzius (Netherlandish, Mhlbracht 1558-1617 Haarlem) Date: ca. The Farnese Hercules c. 1592 (published and dated 1617) Hendrick Goltzius (Dutch (active Haarlem), 1558-1617) Object Details We are always open to learning more about our collections and updating the website. Explore museums and play with Art Transfer, Pocket Galleries, Art Selfie, and more, Link - Hercules Farnese in Napels - Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen - http://collectie.boijmans.nl/en/disclaimer/. Already have an account? ca. Past. (42.1 x 30.4 cm) Classification: Prints Credit Line: Gift of Henry Walters, 1917 Accession Number: 17.37.59 He trained a number of engravers to work in his style and a large part of their production was centered around prints after the masters designs and in his distinctive engraving style, for example, The Fall of Phaeton (1992.376;49.97.662). It shows Goltzius's bulging-muscle figure style at its most extreme. Due to rights restrictions, this image cannot be enlarged, viewed at full screen, or downloaded. In myths about Heracles, killing the lion was his first task. We are committed to addressing these issues, and to review and update our records accordingly. The Farnese Hercules signed: G. ZOFFOLI. Hendrick Goltzius, The Farnese Hercules, c. 1592-1617, engraving on laid paper, 42.4 x 30.8 cm; plate: 41.6 x 30 cm, National Gallery of Canada. He made a long-awaited journey to Italy in that year and such was his fame that he was said to have traveled incognito, covering his recognizable burned hand. 114 Central Avenue Like his illustrious predecessors Albrecht Drer and Lucas van Leyden, Goltzius expressed his artistic ambitions in scenes from the Bible, but he also illustrated episodes from classical mythology, often choosing erotic subjects. Goltzius and his students and followers represent the last heroic age of engraving. Among the ancient sculptures that Goltzius studied in Rome was the Farnese Hercules, which Goltzius treated unorthodoxly from the rear to give full play to his mastery of swelling engraved lines to define and enhance the titanic back.