1593
Pygmalion and Galatea
Hendrick GoltziusDutch (active Haarlem), 1558 - 1617
This print demonstrates the codified system of sweeping, tapered lines, crosshatching, and carefully placed dots that were frequently used in engravings. Particularly effective for modeling the shape of musculature and flesh that defines the idealized human body, this celebrated graphic approach of engraving took years of apprenticeship to master and rigorous effort to produce.
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