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Lot n° 542

Goltzius, Hendrick

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After GOLTZIUS, Hendrick The Passion of Christ. Haarlem 1596-1598 12 engravings, 20,2 x 13,5 cm, laid paper with watermarks (fleur-de-lis de Lorraine and foolscap), signed, numbered and dated in the plate "HG" (some professional repairs on verso, sm. def. at upper margins of 1st plate). Loose sheets. Even, sl. grey impressions. Complete set of engravings from the Passion series by Goltzius, in which the artist skilfully combined the artistic styles of exemplary Netherlandish and German printmakers such as Lucas van Leyden and Albrecht Dürer. The series was dedicated on the first plate to Cardinal Frederico Borromeo. A 17th-c copy. Ref. New Hollstein (Goltzius) 17-28.copy a. Prov. A. Van Loock (stamp on verso, Lugt 3751)