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Allegory on the Golden Age and the Fall of Man, by Adriaen Matham, after Goltzius

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An image of Allegory on the Golden Age and the Fall of Man. Matham, Adriaen (Dutch, c.1599-1660). Matham, Jacob, publisher (Dutch, 1571-1631). Goltzius, Hendrik, after (Dutch, 1558-1617). Engraving, 1620. Production Note: Published posthumously after Goltzius's death. Alternative Numbers: Bartsch; 1. Hollstein (Dutch/Flemish); 162 (after Goltzius). Hollstein (Dutch/Flemish); 1 (Matham). New Hollstein (Dutch/Flemish); 457 i/ii (Matham). New Hollstein (Dutch/Flemish); 528 i/iii (after Goltzius).

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Allegory on the Golden Age and the Fall of Man. Matham, Adriaen (Dutch, c.1599-1660). Matham, Jacob, publisher (Dutch, 1571-1631). Goltzius, Hendrik, after (Dutch, 1558-1617). Engraving, 1620. Production Note: Published posthumously after Goltzius's death. Alternative Numbers: Bartsch; 1. Hollstein (Dutch/Flemish); 162 (after Goltzius). Hollstein (Dutch/Flemish); 1 (Matham). New Hollstein (Dutch/Flemish); 457 i/ii (Matham). New Hollstein (Dutch/Flemish); 528 i/iii (after Goltzius).

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  • Accession Number: AD.1.18-168
  • Photograph copyright © The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge.
  • Aperture: f/13.0
  • Focal length: 80
  • Camera: Hasselblad H3DII-31
  • Photographer name: Amy Jugg
  • Image height: 750 pixels
  • Image width: 1024 pixels
  • Processed with: Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5.0 (Windows)
  • Filesize: 259.83kB
  • Exposure time: 1/60
  • ISO Speed: 100
  • Fnumber: 13/1

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