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

The Prophet Ezekiel

1587-88
Pen, brown ink, wash, heightened with white, 152 x 119 mm
Szépművészeti Múzeum, Budapest

This Prophet stands as an excellent example conceived in Spranger's Late Mannerist style, even though it was modelled on the figure of Ezekiel from Michelangelo's Sistine ceiling (through a print by Giorgio Ghisi).