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The Giants Climbing the Heavens: 23.K.2-144

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Titles

The Giants Climbing the Heavens
Ovid's Metamorphosis

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Unknown
Draughtsman: Goltzius, Hendrik (After)

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Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1816) by Fitzwilliam, Richard, 7th Viscount

Dating

Production date: circa AD 1589

School or Style

Dutch/ Flemish

Techniques used in production

Engraving

Identification numbers

Accession number: 23.K.2-144
Primary reference Number: 119545
Bartsch: Page 104, No.37
Hollstein Dutch and Flemish: 514
Illustrated Bartsch: .037
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Wednesday 4 September 2019 Last processed: Tuesday 13 June 2023

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Paintings, Drawings and Prints

Citation for print

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The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "The Giants Climbing the Heavens" Web page available at: https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/id/object/119545 Accessed: 2024-05-06 22:17:37

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