Vries, Frederik de (died 1613) son of the painter Dirck de Vries, pupil of Goltzius, with Goltzius's dog (1597): Artwork and History

Vries, Frederik de (died 1613) son of the painter Dirck de Vries, pupil of Goltzius, with Goltzius's dog (1597) is in the Art Institute of Chicago collection. The museum lists its creator attribution as Hendrick Goltzius Dutch, 1558-1617.

The work and its context

The Art Institute of Chicago describes the work:

Goltzius was the foremost draughtsman, printmaker, print publisher and painter working in Holland at the turn of the seventeenth century. Initially a Mannerist artist, by 1600 he revealed an interest in naturalism, and more or less gave up engraving. Nonetheless, he made 361 prints, 291 of his own design, This depicts the son of the still-life painter Dirck de Vries.

Object facts

• Title: Vries, Frederik de (died 1613) son of the painter Dirck de Vries, pupil of Goltzius, with Goltzius's dog
• Date: 1597
• Artist attribution: Hendrick Goltzius Dutch, 1558-1617
• Place of origin: Netherlands
• Medium: Engraving in black on ivory laid paper
• Dimensions: Image: 33.9 × 26 cm (13 3/8 × 10 1/4 in.); Plate: 35.8 × 26.4 cm (14 1/8 × 10 7/16 in.); Sheet: 38.4 × 28.6 cm (15 1/8 × 11 5/16 in.)
• Type: Print
• Department: Prints and Drawings
• Reference number: 1959.217

Collection credit

Stanley Field Fund

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