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Envy

Envy

1593
(Dutch, 1571–1631)
(Dutch, 1558–1617)
Netherlands, 16th century
engraving
Sheet: 33.2 x 17.7 cm (13 1/16 x 6 15/16 in.); Platemark: 32 x 16.3 cm (12 5/8 x 6 7/16 in.)
Seventy-fifth anniversary gift of Louise S. Richards 1991.251
Catalogue raisonné: Hollstein 136 (XI.230)
Location: not on view

Description

In this print, which comes from a series of fourteen engravings, Envy is shown as an old hag eating a heart, a visual metaphor for the expression "eating your heart out" with resentment. Jacob Matham was Goltzius's stepson and pupil and entered his Haarlem workshop in 1581. A highly prolific engraver, Matham produced prints after artists including Michelangelo, Raphael, Abraham Bloemaert (1564–1651), and especially Goltzius. When Goltzius ceased his activities as a printmaker around 1600, Matham took over the workshop.
  • Louise S. Richards, Cleveland OH
  • Petrella, Sara. Quand les Dieux Etaient des Monstres: La Mythologie Hybride de Natale Conti et Vincenzo Cartari. Rennes: Presses universitaires de Rennes, 2022. Reproduced: pl. III. 89
  • Mannerism: Italian, French, and Netherlandish Prints, 1520-1620. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (August 3-October 26, 1997).
    Cleveland, Ohio: The Cleveland Museum of Art; 8/3/97 - 10/26/97. "Mannerism: Italian, French, and Netherlandish Prints, 1520-1620."
    Signs of Affection: Gifts Honoring the Museum's 75th Anniversary. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (October 27, 1992-January 3, 1993).
  • {{cite web|title=Envy|url=false|author=Jacob Matham, Hendrick Goltzius|year=1593|access-date=25 April 2024|publisher=Cleveland Museum of Art}}

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