Standing Officer Holding a Boar's Spear (1586)
Hendrick Goltzius1586 · Portrait · Public domain
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Provenance and rights
- Rights
- Public domain (artist died 1617)
Specifications
- Year
- 1586
- Nationality / school
- Dutch
- Lifespan
- 1558–1617
About the artwork
"Standing Officer Holding a Boar's Spear" (1586) is a work by Hendrick Goltzius. Drawings in brief: Artists have long used drawings to plan paintings, sculptures, and buildings, so a sketch can show how an idea developed. Drawings range from quick preparatory sketches to finished works in pen, chalk, charcoal, graphite, or wash. Context for 1586: The Protestant Reformation changed how religious imagery was commissioned in northern Europe, while Venetian painters made rich colour and brushwork a central concern. The sixteenth century includes the High Renaissance in Italy, the Mannerist generation that followed it, and the Northern Renaissance of artists such as Dürer, Holbein, and Bruegel. The catalogue places it in Drawings. The format is portrait.
"Standing Officer Holding a Boar's Spear" is shown in the onlly.art catalogue for reference and browsing. A portrait format suits narrow wall spaces, hallways, and the area beside a door or window. Browsing works by the same artist, or from the same period, is a good way to compare styles before choosing what suits your space.
About the artist
Dutch, 1558–1617
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