Hanau

1635

Wenceslaus Hollar

Associated Names
Wenceslaus Hollar

Artist, Bohemian, 1607 - 1677

The image displays a hand-drawn pastoral landscape. The composition features a horizon line in the upper third with a distant village labeled "Steinheim." The landscape is detailed with horizontal brushstrokes and cross-hatching, resembling engraving or pen and ink. Fields with lines suggesting plow tracks or planting rows are depicted in the foreground, leading to clusters of trees and the horizon. The sky is filled with swirling cloud patterns, adding depth. The image is monochrome, using shades of grey and black for contrast.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.4918

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    New Hollstein, no. 124, State ii/ii


Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1982

  • Pennington, Richard. A Descriptive Catalogue of the Etched Work of Wenceslaus Hollar 1607-1677. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1982.

1996

  • The New Hollstein German Engravings, Etchings and Woodcuts, 1400-1700. (Wenceslaus Hollar, Simon Turner, author). Rotterdam: Sound & Vision Interactive, 1996-, no. 124, state ii/ii.

Wikidata ID

Q64962414

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