Apollo Abusing Leucothoe
Medium
engraving on laid paper
Dimensions
plate: 18.5 x 26 cm (7 5/16 x 10 1/4 in.) sheet: 19 x 26.7 cm (7 1/2 x 10 1/2 in.)
Classification
Department
CG-E
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Gift of the Estate of Leo Steinberg
Accession Number
2011.139.137
Art Historical Context
In the National Gallery of Art's collection, *Apollo Abusing Leucoe* (c. 1615) is a striking engraving produced by the workshop of Hendrickoltzius, the renowned Dutch Mannerist artist, based on his own design. Goltzius (1558–1617) was a virtuoso engraver whose intricate lines captured dramatic mythological scenes with elegant, elongated figures and dynamic poses characteristic of Mannerism—a style bridging the Renaissance and Baroque eras. This print depicts a tense moment from Ovid's *Metamorphoses*, where the sun god Apollo ravishes the mortal princess Leucothoe, blending eroticism with trag...