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This is a drawing of a mythological scene. The artwork features a partially draped female figure reclining amidst a natural landscape of trees and shrubs. To the right, a figure is posed with an archer’s stance, a bowstring drawn. Above, a bird soars through the sky, which is rendered with swirling clouds. The background is detailed with an undulating line of trees and rolling hills, populated by smaller figures who appear to be observing or participating in an event. The scene is executed in a classical style with fine lines and hatching for shading.
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This is a drawing of a mythological scene. The artwork features a partially draped female figure reclining amidst a natural landscape of trees and shrubs. To the right, a figure is posed with an archer’s stance, a bowstring drawn. Above, a bird soars through the sky, which is rendered with swirling clouds. The background is detailed with an undulating line of trees and rolling hills, populated by smaller figures who appear to be observing or participating in an event. The scene is executed in a classical style with fine lines and hatching for shading.

National Gallery of Art · Print

Apollo Killing Coronis

Workshop of Hendrick Goltzius, after Hendrick Goltzius

Date
c. 1600
Medium
engraving on laid paper
Dimensions
plate: 18.5 x 26 cm (7 5/16 x 10 1/4 in.) sheet: 19.7 x 27.1 cm (7 3/4 x 10 11/16 in.)
Classification
Print
Accession number
2011.139.149
Credit line
Gift of the Estate of Leo Steinberg
Time span
1551 to 1600
Department
CG-E
Original NGA record Wikidata

Portfolio and series

Series
Ovid's Metamorphoses, Book 2 (plate 14)

Subjects and terms

  • bird
  • animal
  • Woman
  • Death
  • Man
Provenance

Leo Steinberg, New York (1920-2011); Estate of Leo Steinberg; gift to NGA, 2011

Inscription

in plate, across lower edge: Fama malum pernix, tu Thumbice indice corvo / In tam dilectam tela cruena iacis / Interit illa quidens formosa coronis, et albas / Inter aeres non est iam tibi corve locus

NGA object ID 156170. Collection metadata is reproduced under CC0. This work is included because its NGA published-image record is marked open access; visitors should recheck the source record before substantial reuse.