Oceanus

Hendrick Goltzius

c. 1598-1600

Chiaroscuro woodcut printed from three blocks in black, pale orange, and green inks on white antique laid paper

Fogg Museum

A muscular, bearded man with long hair rides a sea creature, holding a trident and a ring. He is surrounded by waves and other sea life, with a distant landscape visible. Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Bequest of Horace M. Swope, Class of 1905