The three Kingdoms of the World by GOLTZIUS, Hendrick

GOLTZIUS, Hendrick

(b. 1558, Mühlbrecht, d. 1617, Haarlem)

	The three Kingdoms of the World 1594 Engraving, second state, 324 x 216 mm British Museum, London
The print belongs to a series of three numbered plates entitled Loves of the gods. It was formerly attributed to Jan Saenrredam. Plate 1 depicts Jupiter and Juno. The naked couple seated in the clouds, Jupiter wearing a crown, an eagle holding a thunderbolt at right;