The Four Disgracers
E486792
The Four Disgracers is a renowned series of Mannerist engravings by Dutch artist Hendrick Goltzius depicting mythological figures punished for their hubris.
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Mannerist engravings
ⓘ
series of prints ⓘ |
| artForm |
engraving
ⓘ
printmaking ⓘ |
| artisticStyle |
dramatic foreshortening
ⓘ
dynamic composition ⓘ virtuosic anatomical distortion ⓘ |
| basedOn | classical mythology ⓘ |
| circulation | widely disseminated as prints ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Dutch Republic ⓘ |
| creator | Hendrick Goltzius NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| creatorNationality | Dutch ⓘ |
| depicts |
Icarus
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ixion NERFINISHED ⓘ Phaethon NERFINISHED ⓘ Tantalus NERFINISHED ⓘ falling and tumbling bodies ⓘ figures punished for hubris ⓘ interaction between mortals and gods ⓘ mythological figures ⓘ |
| genre | Mannerism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasInfluenced | later European printmakers ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Icarus (engraving)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ixion (engraving) NERFINISHED ⓘ Phaethon (engraving) NERFINISHED ⓘ Tantalus (engraving) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inception | late 16th century ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Italian Mannerism
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
classical sculpture ⓘ |
| intendedAudience |
humanist circles
ⓘ
learned collectors ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | Dutch ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
divine punishment
ⓘ
hubris ⓘ |
| medium | engraving on paper ⓘ |
| movement | Northern Mannerism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
complex poses and musculature
ⓘ
expressive depiction of the human body ⓘ technical virtuosity in engraving ⓘ |
| notableWorkOf | Hendrick Goltzius NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Northern Renaissance print culture ⓘ |
| subjectOf | art historical scholarship ⓘ |
| theme |
consequences of pride
ⓘ
moralizing narrative ⓘ |
| workPeriod | career of Hendrick Goltzius ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.