The Golden Age

Artist Nicolaes de Bruyn (Dutch, 1571 - 1656)

Artist After Abraham Bloemaert (Dutch, 1564 - 1651)

Date1604

MediumEngraving with etching

DimensionsPlate: 17 3/8 x 26 3/4 inches (44.12 x 67.95 cm)
Sheet: 18 5/8 x 27 1/2 inches (47.32 x 69.85 cm)

Credit LineGift of Robert L. Bloch

Object numberF91-42

Edition/State/ProofII/III

On View

Not on view

Collections

Prints

Terms

Exhibition History

Gifts to the Print Collection in Recent Years, The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, November 21, 1993-January 9, 1994, no cat.

Mythological Subjects, The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, October 9, 2007-April 13, 2008, no cat., as The Golden Age.

Mythological Subjects, The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, June 12-December 15, 2013, no cat., as The Golden Age.

Gallery Label

The Golden Age was a mythical period of abundance and plenty when the god Saturn, shown here on a cloud, introduced agriculture into Italy. This prosperous time is illustrated by dancing, amorous scenes and the consumption of food and drink. The print was made after a drawing by Bloemaert, who is also represented by a drawing of the goddess Diana.

Provenance

Robert L. Bloch (b. 1952), Shawnee Mission, KS, by September 16, 1991;

Given by Robert L. Bloch to The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, 1991.

Published References

Friedrich Wilhelm Heinrich Hollstein, Dutch and Flemish Etchings, Engravings, and Woodcuts Ca. 1450-1700, vol. 4, Brun-Coques (Amsterdam: Menno Hertzberger, 1951), no. 139 II/III.

George L. McKenna, Prints, 1460-1995 (Kansas City, MO: Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, 1996), 274, (repro.), as The Golden Age.

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