The Mineral Spring

1627-1636

Wenceslaus Hollar

Associated Names
Wenceslaus Hollar

Artist, Bohemian, 1607 - 1677

The image shows a wooded area with an architectural structure, perhaps a well or fountain, featuring a dome. The view is from a moderate height, displaying trees and human activity. The horizon is concealed by foliage, with a peek of the sky visible through the treetops. The detailed composition includes engravings depicting textures of trees, leaves, and ground in a monochromatic palette of black, gray, and white. People are seen interacting near the central structure, while others walk along a path leading to it. The scene continues with dense trees in the distance, showing a textured and dimensional view of the natural and human elements present.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.4935

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    New Hollstein, no. 220, State i/iv


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. 220, state i/iv.

Wikidata ID

Q65026341

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