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Ceres, Hendrick Goltzius, Dutch

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Ceres, Hendrick Goltzius, Dutch

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Ceres als belichaming van de overvloed der aarde. Op haar hoofd draagt ze een kroon van korenaren, in haar arm heeft ze de hoorn des overvloeds en in haar hand een sikkel. Naast haar staat haar dochter Proserpina. De bovenhoeken van de lijst zijn versierd met twee draken, de onderhoeken met landbouwproducten.

Since the 16th century, Dutch artists used prints to promote their art and access a wider public than what was possible for a single painting. During the Dutch Golden Age, (17th century), Dutch artists perfected the techniques of etching and engraving. The rise of printmaking in the Netherlands is attributed to a connection between Italy and the Netherlands during the 1500s. Together with the large-scale production, it allowed the expanding reach of an artist’s work. Prints were popular as collecting items, so publishing houses commissioned artists to create a drawing or a painting, and then print the work for collectors - similar to what occurs at publishing houses today. Dutch printmaking evolved rapidly, so in 16th-century etching prevailed over the engraving. Major Dutch Printmaker Artists: Hieronymus Bosch, Pieter Bruegel the Elder, Hendrick Goltzius, Rembrandt van Rijn, Anna Maria van Schurman, Adriaen Jansz van Ostade, Ferdinand Bol.

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1575 - 1607
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Rijksmuseum
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Creative Commons CC0 1.0 Universal Public Domain Dedication ("CCO 1.0 Dedication")

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