The Four Windmills

1650

Wenceslaus Hollar (after Brueghel)

Associated Names
Wenceslaus Hollar

Artist, Bohemian, 1607 - 1677

Pieter Bruegel the Elder

Artist After, Netherlandish, c. 1525/1530 - 1569

The image depicts a rural landscape with a windmill as the central focus. The horizon is near the upper third of the image, showing a distant town. Close to the left side, there is a large wooden windmill with extended sails. There are small figures, farm structures, and other windmills visible. A path leads into the distance with people and carts traveling along it. The illustration features fine lines, creating texture. The color palette is monochromatic, with gradations of black and white.

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in lower margin, at left, in plate: Brughel pinxit; in lower margin, at right, in plate: W. Hollar fecit, 1650, Ex Collectione Arundeliana,


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