Hendrick Goltzius's Protean Iconography: 1582-1590

dc.contributor.advisor	Wheelock, Arthur K.	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Lincoln, Matthew David	en_US
dc.contributor.department	Art History and Archaeology	en_US
dc.contributor.publisher	Digital Repository at the University of Maryland	en_US
dc.contributor.publisher	University of Maryland (College Park, Md.)	en_US
dc.date.accessioned	2012-07-14T05:34:39Z
dc.date.available	2012-07-14T05:34:39Z
dc.date.issued	2012	en_US
dc.description.abstract	Karel van Mander famously characterized Goltzius as a "Proteus or Vertumnus of art", a turn of phrase that has been taken to refer to his virtuosic skill at engraving in the styles of all the best masters. Often overlooked is the fact that Goltzius also conspicuously exercised his abilities as an iconographer in his early career as a print publisher. Between 1582, when he started his Haarlem print studio, and 1590, when he departed for Italy, Goltzius used classical rhetorical methods to construct innovative compositions. He thus promoted not only his skillful hand, but also his inventive and resourceful mind. This thesis considers Goltzius's intellectual circles in Haarlem during this critical professional period, presents several case studies of his inventive iconographies, and concludes with two new interpretations of mythological artworks based on the artist's rarely-acknowledged use of iconographic manuals and emblem books.	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/1903/12861
dc.title	Hendrick Goltzius's Protean Iconography: 1582-1590	en_US
dc.type	Thesis	en_US

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