Description
The central, striding figure, Bellona (the Roman goddess of war), is said to be either the sister or the wife of Mars, god of war. The double-headed eagle of the Habsburgs appears on the flag behind her. Born in Amsterdam, Jan Muller probably learned engraving from his father, Harman Muller, a printmaker and publisher. He traveled to Italy in the 1590s and presumably stopped in Prague along the way. There he made prints based on designs by artists employed at the Habsburg court, including Bartholomeaus Spranger (1546–1611).
Provenance
purchased from (Hill-Stone, Inc., N.Y.)
Accession Number
1985.142
Medium
engraving (printed from two plates)
Dimensions
Image: 66.2 x 50.3 cm (26 1/16 x 19 13/16 in.); Sheet: 70.8 x 51.2 cm (27 7/8 x 20 3/16 in.)
Classification
Credit Line
Edwin R. and Harriet Pelton Perkins Memorial Fund
