Sujet
Apollo, 1588. Creator: Hendrick Goltzius (Dutch, 1558-1617).
Légende
Apollo, 1588. This engraving depicts Apollo as the radiant sun god. With fire-like hair, he strides through rolling waves of clouds, while in the background his chariot makes its daily trip across the sky. The Latin text that forms his halo translates: "With its aureole and shining ray, the bright Sun drives away the darkness and lights the whole earth." Apollo?s excessively muscled body reflects an aspect of Mannerism, a stylistic trend in the mid- to late 1500s that exaggerated natural qualities. By over embellishing Apollo?s musculature, Goltzius transformed an athletic male body into a supernatural one.
Date
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Crédit
Photo12/Heritage Images/Heritage Art
Notre référence
HRM19F69_415
Model release
NA
Property release
NA
Licence
Droits gérés
Format disponible
526,5Mo (27,1Mo) / 101,6cm x 129,8cm / 12000 x 15336 (300dpi)