Jan Saenredam - Perseus en Andromeda
Summary
Andromeda, de dochter van een Ethiopische koning, is vastgeketend aan een rots. Op de achtergrond verslaat Perseus het zeemonster om Andromeda te kunnen komen redden.
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.
- Jan Saenredam (c.1565-1607) - Perseus and Andromeda - Royal ...
- Perseus and Andromeda - PICRYL Public Domain Search
- Perseus und Andromeda (after Hendrick Goltzius) - Artnet
- Perseus en Andromeda - PICRYL Public Domain Search
- Perseus And Andromeda, After Hendrick Goltzius - Pieter Jansz ...
- print | British Museum
- Image details - Alamy
- Perseus and Andromeda - PICRYL Public Domain Search
- Perseus and Andromeda - PICRYL Public Domain Search
- Image details - Alamy