GOLTZIUS, Hendrick
(b. 1558, Mühlbrecht, d. 1617, Haarlem)

Apollo

1588
Engraving, 347 x 263 mm
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

This print is a masterpiece of an idealised anatomy embodied by the handsome male Olympian: Apollo, in his role as the sun god. On the left he rides in the chariot with which he brings dawn to the world. Lying at Apollo's feet is the lyre that is his attribute as patron of the arts.