1589
ink
paper
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Dominant colour
Deucalion and Pyrra Repeopling the Earth is a 1589 ink by Hendrik Goltzius, a Renaissance work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This engraving shows a rocky landscape where two figures toss rocks over their shoulders. The rocks turn into people mid-air, filling the scene with new humans after a flood. Goltzius used tiny, controlled lines to make muscles and shadows pop. The artist wasn’t just drawing bodies—he made the rocks feel alive as they twist into bodies. He trained in a printing shop, so he knew how to cut clean lines that hold detail. Look next at Goltzius, Hendrick
Hendrick Goltzius (German: , Dutch: ; né Goltz; January or February 1558 – 1 January 1617) was a German-born Dutch printmaker, draftsman, and painter.
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