"Diana, Presiding over Fishing and Navigation" plate 7 from The Seven Planetary Gods (after Hendrick Goltzius) by Jan Pieterszoon Saenredam
"Diana, Presiding over Fishing and Navigation" plate 7 from The Seven Planetary Gods (after Hendrick Goltzius)
Jan Pieterszoon Saenredam
Title
"Diana, Presiding over Fishing and Navigation" plate 7 from The Seven Planetary Gods (after Hendrick Goltzius)
Artist
Year
c. 1596
Technique
engraving
Image Size
9 1/4 x 6 13/16" image & paper
Signature
Edition Size
Annotations
Reference
Hollstein 56.II; Bartsch III.245.79
Paper
antique laid with eleborate watermark of eagle on post
State
ii/ii
Publisher
Inventory ID
23270
Price
SOLD
Description
From the series by Hendrix Goltzius (1558-1607). The goddess Diana, holding her bow and arrow, rises above the fishermen in boats and on land with their catches. Sailing vessels can be seen in the background. The zodiac sign for cancer (the crab) is in the upper right of the image.