man with long curling hair and curly moustache; head tilted down, with foreshortened face; man reads from a book propped up at his PL elbow; cave-like landscape behind man, with tree over his PL shoulder; text at bottom: "IX. / SANCTAM ECCLESIAM CA- / THOLICAM SANCTORUM / COMMUNIONEM."

Saint James the Less, Plate 10 from the series Christ, the Twelve Apostles, and Saint Paul, 1589

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The Dutch Mannerist Hendrik Goltzius was the leading printmaker of his time. A virtuoso engraver, innovative woodblock cutter, and superb draftsman, Goltzius continues to inspire awe with his wondrous technique and to convert even the most jaded art spectators to print enthusiasts. This print is from a series of fourteen engravings—"Christ, the Twelve Apostles, and Paul"—executed in 1589 when Goltzius was at the height of his powers. The series is a kind of demonstration piece displaying Goltzius's unrivaled technique and boundless imagination.

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Title
Saint James the Less, Plate 10 from the series Christ, the Twelve Apostles, and Saint Paul
Artist Life
1558–1617
Role
Artist
Accession Number
2012.13.9
Provenance
Baroness Emma Louise Rothschild, England (until d. 1935; part of an extra illustrated Bible compiled between 1815 and 1848); by descent to the Hon. Miranda Rothschild, England (until 2001; sale, Bloomsbury Book Auctions, London, May 31, 2001, no. 111, in vol. 12 of 14 in compiled Bible, for £16,100, to Frederick Mulder); [Frederick Mulder, London, from 2001]. [Jan Johnson Old Master and Modern Prints, Inc., Quebec, by 2011-2012; sold to MIA]
Catalogue Raisonne
Hirschmann 43, Strauss 276
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man with long curling hair and curly moustache; head tilted down, with foreshortened face; man reads from a book propped up at his PL elbow; cave-like landscape behind man, with tree over his PL shoulder; text at bottom: "IX. / SANCTAM ECCLESIAM CA- / THOLICAM SANCTORUM / COMMUNIONEM."