The Life of the Virgin (engraving series)
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The Life of the Virgin is a renowned late 16th-century engraving series by Dutch master Hendrick Goltzius depicting key episodes from the life of the Virgin Mary with highly detailed, mannerist virtuosity.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
engraving series
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print series ⓘ |
| artForm | printmaking ⓘ |
| artHistoricalSignificance |
demonstrates Hendrick Goltzius’s technical virtuosity in engraving
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important example of late 16th-century Dutch mannerist printmaking ⓘ |
| artisticStyle | Mannerist ⓘ |
| associatedArtist | Hendrick Goltzius NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Dutch Golden Age printmaking ⓘ |
| circulation | distributed as prints across Europe ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Dutch Republic ⓘ |
| creator | Hendrick Goltzius NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| creatorNationality | Dutch ⓘ |
| culturalContext | Counter-Reformation devotional culture ⓘ |
| depicts |
Adoration of the Magi
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Annunciation to the Virgin Mary NERFINISHED ⓘ Assumption of the Virgin NERFINISHED ⓘ Coronation of the Virgin NERFINISHED ⓘ Death of the Virgin NERFINISHED ⓘ Flight into Egypt NERFINISHED ⓘ Nativity of Christ ⓘ Presentation of Christ in the Temple NERFINISHED ⓘ Virgin Mary ⓘ scenes from the life of the Virgin Mary ⓘ |
| genre |
Christian art
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religious art ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
complex, mannerist compositions
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highly detailed line work ⓘ virtuosic treatment of anatomy and drapery ⓘ |
| iconography | Marian iconography ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Italian Mannerism
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Northern Renaissance engraving traditions ⓘ |
| intendedAudience | learned and pious collectors ⓘ |
| languageOfInscriptions | Latin ⓘ |
| medium | engraving on paper ⓘ |
| movement | Mannerism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
expressive figure poses typical of Mannerism
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technical precision in burin work ⓘ |
| relatedTheme | Marian devotion in early modern Europe ⓘ |
| relatedWorkByArtist | The Passion (engraving series) by Hendrick Goltzius NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousFunction | devotional image cycle ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
New Testament themes
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episodes from the life of the Virgin Mary ⓘ |
| technique | engraving ⓘ |
| timePeriod | late 16th century ⓘ |
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