Helios
Hendrik Goltzius, Helios, ca. 1584, chiaroscuro woodcut on paper, Museum Purchase: Pratt Fund, with additional funds provided by Friends of the Gilkey Center, the Bequest of Guinevere B. Hall, Andrée Stevens, Mary Clark, and others, public domain, 2010.66
This work is not currently on view.
- Title
Helios
- Artist
- Date
ca. 1584
- Period
Late Renaissance (mid-late 16th century)
- Medium
chiaroscuro woodcut on paper
- Dimensions (H x W x D)
image/sheet: 13 7/8 in x 10 5/8 in
- Collection Area
Graphic Arts
- Category
Prints
- Object Type
relief print
- Culture
Dutch
- Credit Line
Museum Purchase: Pratt Fund, with additional funds provided by Friends of the Gilkey Center, the Bequest of Guinevere B. Hall, Andrée Stevens, Mary Clark, and others
- Accession Number
2010.66
- Copyright
public domain
- Terms
The influence of antique sculpture on northern printmaking is evident in Hendrik Goltzius’s masterful print of Helios. In this, one of seven oval chiaroscuro woodcuts of gods and goddesses that the Dutch artist produced between about 1588 and 1590, the deity stands astride a rainbow and is crowned with the rays of the sun. The rippling musculature of the figure, combined with the low vantage point of the print, gives Helios a dazzling and monumental presence, a fitting tribute to the Greek god of the sun.
- Exhibitions
2012 Mythologia: Gods, Heroes, and Monsters Portland Art Museum
