View of Antwerp

Wenceslaus Hollar

Associated Names
Wenceslaus Hollar

Artist, Bohemian, 1607 - 1677

The image shows a cityscape from a distant viewpoint, displaying the skyline with buildings, church spires, and a prominent cathedral tower. The artwork features delicate and minimalistic brushstrokes with a monochromatic color palette. In the water below, boats with sails can be seen, while birds fly above the cityscape.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    pen and brown ink on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    overall: 11.6 x 23.9 cm (4 9/16 x 9 7/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1953.6.73

Artwork history & notes

Exhibition History

1960

  • Gothic to Baroque, Allentown Art Museum, 1960, no. 86, repro.

Bibliography

1938

  • Sprinzels, F., HOLLAR: HANDZEICHNUNGEN, Vienna: 1938, 344.

1985

  • Kaufmann, Thomas Dacosta. "A Census of Drawings from the Holy Roman Empire, 1540-1680, in North American Collections" Central European History xviii, 1 (1985):4-13, 70-74, 89.

2017

  • Volrábová, Alena, translated by Linda Leffová. Wenceslaus Hollar, 1607-1677: Drawings, a catalogue raisonné. Prague, 2017: no. A.II.44 (rejected drawing).

Inscriptions

center verso in graphite: Hollar / Antwerp before the Siege; upper right verso: 19

Watermarks

Foolscap

Wikidata ID

Q64635079

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