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Cleveland Museum of Art155965portraitJacob Matham (Dutch, 1571–1631)1593CC0cma mythology portraits flora-fauna design-assets ink-paper-impressions objects-with-gravity flora fauna design assets ink paper impressions objects with gravity medusa greek mythology serpent snake engraving etching relief print portrait female figure mythological classical renaissance dark detailed intricate texture antique portraiture serpentine venom envyJacob Matham (Dutch, 1571–1631) 1593 Netherlands, 16th century engraving, [object Object] Print European MythologicalMyth & Metamorphosis Faces in Time The Living World The Maker’s Cabinet Ink, Paper & Impressions Objects with Gravity
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Envy by Jacob Matham (Dutch, 1571–1631) (1593). Seventy-fifth anniversary gift of Louise S. Richards Rights: CC0. https://clevelandart.org/art/1991.251
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In this print, which comes from a series of fourteen engravings, Envy is shown as an old hag eating a heart, a visual metaphor for the expression "eating your heart out" with resentment. Jacob Matham was Goltzius's stepson and pupil and entered his Haarlem workshop in 1581. A highly prolific engraver, Matham produced prints after artists including Michelangelo, Raphael, Abraham Bloemaert (1564–1651), and especially Goltzius. When Goltzius ceased his activities as a printmaker around 1600, Matham took over the workshop.
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A dramatic engraving depicts Medusa, with flowing hair and a serene expression, presenting a coiled snake.
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