https://visualpursuits.org/about/2026-04-28T02:27:52+00:00weekly0.6https://visualpursuits.org/2026/04/28/an-18th-century-french-drawing-in-the-baillieu-library/https://visualpursuits.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/768.jpg768René-Michel Slodtz, Etude pour une statue de Persée, drawing with red chalk, 49.6 × 36.2 cm. Inv. 32855 recto, Musée du Louvre, ancienne collection Saint-Morys. https://visualpursuits.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/apollon-ecorchant-marsyas-inv-3288571.jpgApollon Ècorchant MarsyasAttributed to René- Michel Slodtz, Apollon écorchant Marsyas, drawing with red chalk, 38.5 × 46.3 cm. Inv. 32857 recto, Musée du Louvre, ancienne collection Saint-Morys. https://visualpursuits.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/photo-4.jpgphoto-4Image of watermark taken with transmitted light. https://visualpursuits.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/1959-5621-mf1-prometheus.jpeg1959.5621-MF[1] PrometheusAttributed to René-Michel Slodtz, Prometheus attacked by an eagle (c. 1750), red chalk on paper, sheet: 31.9 × 53.3 cm. Reg. no. 1959.5621, gift of Dr J. Orde Poynton, 1959, Baillieu Library Print Collection, University of Melbourne.2026-04-28T02:26:05+00:00monthlyhttps://visualpursuits.org/2026/04/28/visioning-the-planets-in-15th-century-florentine-printmaking/https://visualpursuits.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/the-sun.jpgSun_British Museum 1845.0825.470 Attributed to Baccio Baldini, Sun (c. 1464), engraving, 323 x 216 mm. Registration Number 1845.0825.470 Bibliography: TIB 24.2403.004 ; Hind A.III.4a.I © The Trustees of the British Museum https://visualpursuits.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/the-moon.jpgMoon_British Museum 1845.0825.476 Attributed to Baccio Baldini, Moon (c. 1464), engraving, 324 x 216 mm. Registration Number 1845.0825.476 Bibliography: TIB 24.2403.007 ; Hind A.III.7a.I ; Lippincott 1999 p.46, cat.036 © The Trustees of the British Museum https://visualpursuits.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/mars.jpgMars_British Museum 1845,0825.472 Attributed to Baccio Baldini, Mars (c. 1464), engraving, 319 x 214 mm. Registration Number 1845,0825.472 Bibliography: TIB 24.2403.003 ; Hind A.III.3a.I © The Trustees of the British Museum https://visualpursuits.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/jupiter-image.jpgJupiter_British Museum 1845.0825.469Attributed to Baccio Baldini, Jupiter (c. 1464), engraving, 320 x 219 mm. Registration Number 1845,0825.469 Bibliography: TIB 24.2403.002 ; Hind A.III.2a.I © The Trustees of the British Museum 2026-04-28T02:26:01+00:00monthlyhttps://visualpursuits.org/2026/04/28/cristofano-robetta-poetic-imperfection/https://visualpursuits.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/robetta-1868-0822-21-detail-1.jpgRobetta 1868.0822.21 detail 1https://visualpursuits.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/robetta-1868-0822-21-detail-2.jpgRobetta 1868.0822.21 detail 2Cristofano Robetta, Adoration of the Magi, After Filippino Lippi, detail (c. 1510 – 15) engraving, 303 x 280 mm. Museum Number 1842.0806, 33. Bibliography: Hind D.II.10 ; Bartsch XIII.396.6 ; TIB 25.2521.010. To view this print on the British Museum Collection Online click here. © The Trustees of the British Museumhttps://visualpursuits.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/robetta-1868-0822-21.jpgRobetta 1868.0822.21Cristofano Robetta, Adoration of the Magi, After Filippino Lippi, (c. 1510 – 15) engraving, 303 x 280 mm. Museum Number 1842.0806, 33. Bibliography: Hind D.II.10 ; Bartsch XIII.396.6 ; TIB 25.2521.010. To view this print on the British Museum Collection Online click here. © The Trustees of the British Museumhttps://visualpursuits.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/allegory-of-carnal-love-1895-0915-85.jpgAllegory of Carnal Love 1895.0915.85Cristofano Robetta, Allegory of Carnal Love (after 1535) engraving, 302 x 287 mm. Museum Number 1895.0915,85. Bibliography: Hind D.II.29 ; Bartsch XIII.406.25 ; TIB 25.2521.043. To view this print on the British Museum Collection Online click here. © The Trustees of the British Museumhttps://visualpursuits.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/adorazione_dei_magi_filippino_lippi-1.jpgAdorazione_dei_magi,_filippino_lippi-1Filippino Lippi, Adoration of the Magi (1496) oil on panel, 258 x 243 cm. Uffizi Gallery, Florence.https://visualpursuits.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/allegory-of-carnal-love-1895-0915-85-detail-1.jpgAllegory of Carnal Love 1895.0915.85 detail 1Cristofano Robetta, Allegory of Carnal Love (after 1535) Detail, engraving, 302 x 287 mm. Museum Number 1895.0915,85. Bibliography: Hind D.II.29 ; Bartsch XIII.406.25 ; TIB 25.2521.043. To view this print on the British Museum Collection Online click here. © The Trustees of the British Museumhttps://visualpursuits.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/adoration-of-the-magi-after-filippino-lippi-1842-0806-33.jpgAdoration of the Magi, after Filippino Lippi 1842.0806.33Cristofano Robetta, Adoration of the Magi, After Filippino Lippi, (c. 1510 - 15) engraving, 303 x 280 mm. Museum Number 1842.0806, 33. Bibliography: Hind D.II.10 ; Bartsch XIII.396.6 ; TIB 25.2521.010. To view this print on the British Museum Collection Online click here. © The Trustees of the British Museumhttps://visualpursuits.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/adoration-of-the-magi-1842-0806-33-detail_2.jpgAdoration of the Magi 1842.0806.33 detail_2Cristofano Robetta, Adoration of the Magi, After Filippino Lippi, (c. 1510 - 15) Detail, engraving, 303 x 280 mm. Museum Number 1842.0806, 33. Bibliography: Hind D.II.10 ; Bartsch XIII.396.6 ; TIB 25.2521.010. To view this print on the British Museum Collection Online click here. © The Trustees of the British Museumhttps://visualpursuits.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/adoration-of-the-magi-1842-0806-33-detail_1.jpgAdoration of the Magi 1842.0806.33 detail_1Cristofano Robetta, Adoration of the Magi, After Filippino Lippi, (c. 1510 - 15) Detail, engraving, 303 x 280 mm. Museum Number 1842.0806, 33. Bibliography: Hind D.II.10 ; Bartsch XIII.396.6 ; TIB 25.2521.010. To view this print on the British Museum Collection Online click here. © The Trustees of the British Museum2026-04-28T02:25:57+00:00monthlyhttps://visualpursuits.org/2026/04/28/hercules-segers-on-precipitous-grounds/https://visualpursuits.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/s5519.jpgHercules Segers_River Valley with a Waterfall S5519Hercules Segers, River Valley with a Waterfall (HB 22.II.g), etching and sugar-lift, printed in blue ink with grey and brown watercolour. 155 x 185 mm. Museum Number S.5519 (from the collection of John Sheepshanks, acquired in 1836). To view this print on the British Museum Collection Online click here. © The Trustees of the British Museumhttps://visualpursuits.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/s5518.jpgHercules Segers_River Valley with a Waterfall S5518Hercules Segers, River Valley with a Waterfall (HB 22.I.c), etching and sugar-lift, printed in grey-green ink, brushed with pink. 155 x 187mm. Museum Number S.5518 (from the collection of John Sheepshanks, acquired in 1836). To view this print on the British Museum Collection Online click here. © The Trustees of the British Museumhttps://visualpursuits.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/rocky-mountain-with-plateau-s5521.jpgHercules Segers_Rocky mountains with plateau S5521Hercules Segers, Rocky Mountains with a Plateau (HB 10.I.b), etching, sugar-lift and drypoint with surface tone, printed in dark-blue ink on ochre tinted paper, brushed with olive green, 135 x 208mm. Museum Number S.5521 (from the collection of John Sheepshanks, acquired in 1836). To view this print on the British Museum Collection Online click here. © The Trustees of the British Museumhttps://visualpursuits.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/rocky-mountain-with-plateau-s5520.jpgHercules Segers_Rocky mountains with plateau S5520Hercules Segers, Rocky Mountains with a Plateau (HB 10.I.b), etching and drypoint with surface tone, printed in blue ink, 130 x 197mm. Museum Number S.5520 (from the collection of John Sheepshanks, acquired in 1836). To view this print on the British Museum Collection Online click here. © The Trustees of the British Museumhttps://visualpursuits.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/s5529.jpgHercules Segers_Distant View with a Mossy Tree Branch S.5529Hercules Segers, Distant View with a Mossy Tree Branch (HB 27.II.r), etching, sugar lift and drypoint, printed in dark blue ink in ochre-tinted paper, brushed with white, blue and pink, touched with red and green watercolour, 136 x 188mm. Museum Number S.5529 (from the collection of John Sheepshanks, acquired in 1836). To view this print on the British Museum Collection Online click here. © The Trustees of the British Museumhttps://visualpursuits.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/s5528.jpgHercules Segers_Distant View with a Mossy Tree Branch S.5528Hercules Segers, Distant View with a Mossy Tree Branch (HB 27.I.I), etching and sugar lift, printed in dark-grey ink on ochre-tinted paper, brushed with blue, touched with brown and blue watercolour, 125 x 180mm. Museum Number S.5528 (from the collection of John Sheepshanks, acquired in 1836). To view this print on the British Museum Collection Online click here. © The Trustees of the British Museum2026-04-28T02:25:53+00:00monthlyhttps://visualpursuits.org/2026/04/28/hendrick-goltzius-splendour-and-excess/https://visualpursuits.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/tethys.jpgThe Deities, tethysHendrick Goltzius The Deities, Tethys (c. 1588-90) chiaroscuro woodcut, 346 x 258mm, Museum number: W,5.48 Bibliography: New Hollstein (Dutch & Flemish) 296.IIIa (Hendrick Goltzius); Hirschmann 368; Hollstein 368; Strauss 422 (as Venus Marina); Bartsch III.73.235 To view this print on the British Museum Collection Online click here © The Trustees of the British Museumhttps://visualpursuits.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/proserpine.jpgThe Deities, proserpineHendrick Goltzius The Deities, Proserpine (c. 1588-90) chiaroscuro woodcut, 346 x 258mm, Museum number: W,5.46 Bibliography: New Hollstein (Dutch & Flemish) 298c (Hendrick Goltzius); Hirschmann 370; Hollstein 370; Strauss 424; Bartsch III.73.236 To view this print on the British Museum Collection Online click here © The Trustees of the British Museumhttps://visualpursuits.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/oceanus.jpgThe Deities, OceanusHendrick Goltzius The Deities, Oceanus (c. 1588-90) chiaroscuro woodcut, 346 x 265mm, Museum number: W,5.43 Bibliography: New Holstein (Dutch & Flemish) 295c (Hendrick Goltzius); Hirschmann 367; Hollstein 367; Strauss 421; Bartsch III.73.232 To view this print on the British Museum Collection Online click here © The Trustees of the British Museumhttps://visualpursuits.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/nox.jpgThe Deities, NoxHendrick Goltzius The Deities, Nox (c. 1588-90) chiaroscuro woodcut, 345 x 261mm, Museum number: W,5.47 Bibliography: New Hollstein (Dutch & Flemish) 200b (Hendrick Goltzius); Hirschmann 372; Hollstein 372; Strauss 420; Bartsch III.73.237 To view this print on the British Museum Collection Online click here © The Trustees of the British Museumhttps://visualpursuits.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/helios-day.jpgThe Deities, HeliosHendrick Goltzius The Deities, Helios (Day) (c. 1588-90) chiaroscuro woodcut, 350 x 266 mm, Museum number: W,5.38 Bibliography: New Hollstein (Dutch & Flemish) 299b (Hendrick Goltzius); Hirschmann 371; Hollstein 371; Strauss 419; Bartsch III.73.234 To view this print on the British Museum Collection Online click here © The Trustees of the British Museumhttps://visualpursuits.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/hades.jpgPluto, the DeitiesHendrick Goltzius The Deities, Pluto (c. 1588-90) chiaroscuro woodcut, 345 x 260 mm, Museum number: W,5.41 Bibliography: New Hollstein (Dutch & Flemish) 297.IIa (Hendrick Goltzius); Hirschmann 369; Hollstein 369; Strauss 423; Bartsch III.73.233 To view this print on the British Museum Collection Online click here © The Trustees of the British Museumhttps://visualpursuits.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/demogorgon-in-the-cave-of-eternity.jpgThe Deities, demogorgon in the cave of eternityHendrick Goltzius The Deities, The Magician; Demogorgon in the Cave of Eternity (c. 1588) chiaroscuro woodcut, 350 x 265mm, Museum number: W,5.45 Bibliography: New Hollstein (Dutch & Flemish) 294b (Hendrick Goltzius); Hirschmann 374; Hollstein 374 (The Magician); Strauss 418; Bartsch III.73.238 To view this print on the British Museum Collection Online click here © The Trustees of the British Museumhttps://visualpursuits.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/phaeton-18530312-236-e1407783618641.jpgPhaeton 1853,0312.236Print made by: Hendrick Goltzius, after: Cornelis Cornelisz. van Haarlem The four disgracers, Phaeton, 1588, engraving, diameter 330 mm (trimmed) Museum number: 1853,0312.236 Bibliography: Strauss 259 ; Hirschmann 308 ; Hollstein 308 ; New Hollstein (Dutch & Flemish) 327.I (Hendrick Goltzius) ; Bartsch III.79.260 To view this print on the British Museum Collection Online click here © The Trustees of the British Museum https://visualpursuits.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/ixion-18530312-237.jpgIxion 1853,0312.237Print made by: Hendrick Goltzius, after: Cornelis Cornelisz. van Haarlem The four disgracers, Ixion, 1588, engraving diameter 330 mm (trimmed) Museum number: 1853,0312.237, Bibliography: Strauss 260 ; Hirschmann 309 ; Hollstein 309 ; New Hollstein (Dutch & Flemish) 328 (Hendrick Goltzius) ; Bartsch III.79.26 To wiew this print on the British Museum Collection Online click here © The Trustees of the British Museum https://visualpursuits.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/goltziuss_right_hand-11.jpgGoltzius's_right_Hand-1Hendrik Goltzius, Goltzius's Right Hand, 1588, pen and brown ink, 9 x 12 5/8 in. (23 x 32.2 cm). Teylers Museum, Haarlem2026-04-28T02:25:49+00:00monthlyhttps://visualpursuits.org/2026/04/28/giovanni-battista-tiepolo-elusive-visions/https://visualpursuits.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/plate-19-three-standing-men-in-front-of-a-horse-a-proof-before-the-number-19191220-351.jpgPlate 19 three standing men in front of a horse; a proof before the number 1919,1220.35Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, Plate 19: three standing men in front of a horse, Scherzi di Fantasia (1750-1760) etching, 220 x 179mm. Museum Number 1919,1220.35 Click here to view this object on the British Museum Collection Online. ©The Trustees of the British Museumhttps://visualpursuits.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/plate-21-a-mother-with-two-children-seated-in-front-of-a-donkey-19191220-38.jpgPlate 21 a mother with two children seated in front of a donkey 1919,1220.38Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, Plate 21: a mother with two children seated in front of a donkey, Scherzi di Fantasia (1750-1760) etching, 227 x 176mm. Museum Number 1919,1220.38 Click here to view this object on the British Museum Collection Online. ©The Trustees of the British Museumhttps://visualpursuits.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/plate-20-a-seated-philosopher-a-proof-before-the-number-but-after-the-erasure-of-the-two-heads-19191220-36.jpgPlate 20 a seated philosopher; a proof before the number but after the erasure of the two heads 1919,1220.36Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, Plate 20: a seated philosopher, Scherzi di Fantasia (1750-1760) etching, 228 x 172mm. Museum Number 1919,1220.36 Click here to view this object on the British Museum Collection Online. ©The Trustees of the British Museumhttps://visualpursuits.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/plate-18-an-old-man-holding-a-monkey-on-a-lead-a-proof-before-the-number-19191220-34.jpgPlate 18 an old man holding a monkey on a lead; a proof before the number 1919,1220.34Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, Plate 18: an old man holding a monkey on a lead, Scherzi di Fantasia (1750-1760) etching, 225 x 178mm. Museum Number 1919,1220.34 Click here to view this object on the British Museum Collection Online. ©The Trustees of the British Museumhttps://visualpursuits.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/plate-17-the-discovery-of-the-tomb-of-polichinelle-a-proof-before-the-number-19191220-33.jpgPlate 17 the discovery of the tomb of Polichinelle; a proof before the number.1919,1220.33Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, Plate 17: the discovery of the tomb of Polichinelle, Scherzi di Fantasia (1750-1760) etching, 235 x 184mm. Museum Number 1919,1220.33 Click here to view this object on the British Museum Collection Online. ©The Trustees of the British Museumhttps://visualpursuits.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/plate-16-a-seated-beggar-seen-from-behind-watched-by-orientals-19191220-32.jpgPlate 16 a seated beggar seen from behind watched by orientals 1919,1220.32Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, Plate 16: a seated beggar seen from behind watched by orientals, Scherzi di Fantasia (1750-1760) etching, 225 x 175mm. Museum Number 1919,1220.32 Click here to view this object on the British Museum Collection Online. ©The Trustees of the British Museumhttps://visualpursuits.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/plate-15-an-oriental-man-with-his-wife-and-child-a-cows-head-behind-19191220-31.jpgPlate 15 an oriental man with his wife and child, a cow's head behind 1919,1220.31Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, Plate 15: an oriental man with his wife and child, Scherzi di Fantasia (1750-1760) etching, 224 x 175mm. Museum Number 1919,1220.31 Click here to view this object on the British Museum Collection Online. ©The Trustees of the British Museumhttps://visualpursuits.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/plate-14-two-magicians-with-two-children-a-proof-before-the-number-19191220-30.jpgPlate 14 two magicians with two children; a proof before the number 1919,1220.30Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, Plate 14: two magicians with two children, Scherzi di Fantasia (1750-1760) etching, 224 x 177mm. Museum Number 1919,1220.30 Click here to view this object on the British Museum Collection Online. ©The Trustees of the British Museumhttps://visualpursuits.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/plate-13-two-standing-magicians-with-a-child-a-proof-before-the-number-and-retouching-19191220-29.jpgPlate 13 two standing magicians with a child; a proof before the number and retouching 1919,1220.29Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, Plate 13: two standing magicians with a child, Scherzi di Fantasia (1750-1760) etching, 229 x 178mm. Museum Number 1919,1220.29 Click here to view this object on the British Museum Collection Online. ©The Trustees of the British Museumhttps://visualpursuits.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/plate-12-six-standing-figures-looking-at-a-snake-19191220-28.jpgPlate 12 six standing figures looking at a snake 1919,1220.28Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, Plate 12: Six standing figures looking at a snake, Scherzi di Fantasia (1750-1760) etching, 229 x 178mm. Museum Number 1919,1220.28 Click here to view this object on the British Museum Collection Online. ©The Trustees of the British Museum2026-04-28T02:25:43+00:00monthlyhttps://visualpursuits.orgdaily1.02026-04-28T02:27:52+00:00