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Late-sixteenth-century audiences were thrilled by the engravings of Hendrick Goltzius (1558–1617), and the technical perfection of his work and his unconventional inventions have lost none of their appeal. The exhibition at the Basel Kupferstichkabinett presents a selection of around eighty of the finest works by the master from Haarlem, including Biblical and mythological scenes and erudite allegories. Goltzius owes his prominent place in art history primarily to a career combining three vocations: he was an inventor, engraver, and publisher, pursuing all his ventures with unusual creativity …