Talk:Hendrik Goltzius

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It seems to me that this entry is written from a quite evident editorial point of view. A great many aesthetic judgements are presented here as fact. For example "In his command of the burin Goltzius is not surpassed even by Dürer; but his technical skill is not equally aided by higher artistic qualities." What, exactly, are these "higher artistic qualities." Further, the editorial point of view represented is highly antiquated within the field of art history and the aesthetic judgements are not shared by most scholars working on Goltzius in the best couple of decades. See, for example, Walter Mellion's essays or the exhibition catalog Hendrick Goltzius (New York, Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2003). --Sean Roberts 15:27, 12 March 2007 (UTC)

Apart, I think, from the two penultimate paragraphs, this is all from the 1911 Encyclopedia Brtannica (see tag at end). You are very welcome to improve it. Johnbod 15:32, 12 March 2007 (UTC)

So add a claim sourced to an expert. WAS 4.250 (talk) 23:09, 3 June 2008 (UTC)