Hendrick
Goltzius circle, Study of
a Male Lumpsucker, the 1590s. Photo: Anna
Danielsson/Nationalmuseum.
Nationalmuseum Sweden has acquired a watercolour study of a male lumpsucker dating from the late
1500s. The drawing is closely connected with the group of nature studies
executed by Dutch artist Hendrick Goltzius at around the same time. These were
especially popular among contemporary learned collectors of art and naturalia.
The newly acquired study is a significant addition to the
museum’s important collection of Old Master drawings, and brings new
perspectives on the group of autograph Goltzius’ drawings.
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