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The Annunciation to the Virgin. Engraving by Hendrik Goltzius, 1594.

A woman pours two liquids into a bowl, next to which dividers and a spoon are lying; representing temperance. Engraving after H. Goltzius.

Christ winnowing evil from the human heart; a penitent bathing in the blood and water from Christ's side; an angel locking a dragon in hell. Engraving by H. Goltzius, 1578.

The medical practitioner appearing as a devil when he asks for his fee. Photograph after Hendrick Goltzius, 1587.

God about to create the universe from a large sphere which is suspended on a rope by two genii. Engraving by J. Muller after H. Goltzius.

Diana [Artemis] as goddess of the moon. Engraving by J. Matham, 1615, after H. Goltzius.

Pieter van Foreest. Engraving by H. Goltzius, 1588.

Judith puts the head of Holofernes into her maid's bag. Etching (?) after H. Goltzius.

A harbour in which bales of goods are being traded between two merchants: falsehood and fraud govern the transaction, aided by an untrained clerk; representing the fraudulent use of commercial law. Engraving by H. Goltzius.

Susanna bathing at the edge of a pool while two men are watching her from over a wall. Engraving after H. Goltzius.

The Muse Polyhymnia seated with attributes of eloquence: a scroll, two books, and a caduceus. Engraving by H. Goltzius, 1592.

The bowed woman cured by Christ. Engraving by J.P. Saenredam after H. Goltzius, 159- (?).

Pieter van Foreest. Photograph after a drawing by H. Goltzius.

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Judith puts the head of Holofernes into her maid's bag. Etching (?) after H. Goltzius.

The Muse Polyhymnia seated with attributes of eloquence: a scroll, two books, and a caduceus. Engraving by H. Goltzius, 1592.

The bowed woman cured by Christ. Engraving by J.P. Saenredam after H. Goltzius, 159- (?).

The Annunciation to the Virgin. Engraving by Hendrik Goltzius, 1594.

Pieter van Foreest. Photograph after a drawing by H. Goltzius.